1892-Dr. Washington Sheffield invents toothpaste tube
1931-Canned rattlesnake meat first goes on sale in Florida
1939-Hitler & Mussolini sign "Pact of Steel"
1943-Stalin disbands Komintern
1947-"Truman Doctrine" goes into effect, aiding Turkey & Greece
1957-South Africa Government approves race separation in universities
1961-First revolving restaurant (Top Of The Space Needle in Seattle), opens
1965-"Super-cali-fragil-istic-expi-ali-docious" hits #66
1967-"Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" debuts on NET (now PBS)
1967-Egyptian president Nasser closes Straits of Tiran to Israel
1972-Ceylon becomes Republic of Sri Lanka as its constitution is ratified
1973-President Nixon confesses his role in Watergate cover-up
1974-U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1979-Canadians elect conservatives, Joseph Clark replaces Pierre Trudeau
1985-U.S. sailor Michael L. Walker arrested for spying for USSR
1987-30 killed in a Texas tornado
1990-North & South Yemen merge to form Republic of Yemen
1991-Roh Jai-bong resigns as premier of South Korea
1992-India launches its Agni rocket