1863-Bread revolt in Richmond, Va.
1912-Titanic undergoes sea trials under its own power
1912-Sun Yet Sen forms Guomindang-Party in China
1917-Jeannette Rankin becomes first woman member of U.S. House of Representatives
1921-Professor Albert Einstein lectures in NYC on his new theory of relativity
1935-Sir Watson-Watt patents RADAR
1945-First US units reach east coast of Okinawa
1958-Antillean Brewery (Amstel beer) opens
1960-Cuba buys oil from USSR
1968-Chad creates Union of Central African States
1972-Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin visits Cairo Egypt
1978-TV show "Dallas" premieres on CBS (as a 5 week mini-series)
1978-Velcro was first put on the market
1981-Heavy battle between Christian militia & Syrian army in East Lebanon
1982-Several thousand Argentine troops seize disputed Falkland (Malvinas) Islands
1992-Edith Cresson, France's first female premier, resigns
1995 -New York Police Department & New York Transit Police merge into one organization
1995-Sunday New York Times raises price from $2.00 to $2.50
1995-Wrestlemania XI in Connecticut-Lawrence Taylor defeats Bam Bam Bigelow