1789-House of Representives first meeting
1879-Milk is sold in glass bottles for first time
1913-17th amendment, requiring direct election of senators, ratified
1931-Dmitri Shostakovich's ballet "The Arrow," premieres
1946-League of Nations assembles for last time
1953-Dag Hammarskjöld chosen as secretary-general of U.N.
1966-OAO 1, the first orbiting astronomical observatory, is launched
1971-First legal off-track betting system begins (OTB-New York)
1977-Israel premier Yitzhak Rabin resigns
1979-People's Republic of China joins IOC
1985-India files suit against Union Carbide over Bhopal disaster
1985-"Leader of the Pack" opens at Ambassador Theater NYC for 120 performances
11993-STS-56 (Discovery) launches into orbit
1994-Smoking banned in Pentagon & all U.S. military bases
1997-Microsoft Corp releases Internet Explorer 4.0