1885-"Good Housekeeping" magazine is first published
1927-International Economic Conference (52 countries including USSR) opens
1942-Japanese troops occupy Mandalay Burma
1953-Hussein I installed as king of Jordan
1956 -U.S. Methodist church disallows race separation
1970-First woman jockey at Kentucky Derby (Diane Crump)
1982-Falklands War: Argentine cruiser General Belgrano sunk by British submarine Conqueror, killing more than 350 men
1983-6.7 earthquake injures 487 in Coalinga, Calif.
1985-U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1988-Jackson Pollock's "Search" sold for $4,800,000
1992-Yugoslav Army seize Bosnian President Alija Izetbegovic
1995-Serb missiles exploded in the heart of Zagreb, killing six