1851-First baseball uniforms worn. Knickerbockers wear straw hat, white
shirt & blue long trousers
1916-ROTC established by Act of Congress
1932-Lou Gehrig hits 4 consecutive HRs; Yanks beat A's 20-13
1937-Duke of Windsor (Edward VIII) weds Mrs.Wallis Warfield Simpson in France
1948-Korczak Ziolkowski begins sculpture of Crazy Horse near Mt. Rushmore
1965-Gemini 4 launched; 2nd U.S. 2-man flight (McDivitt & White)
1976-Queen's "Bhoemian Rhapsody" goes gold
1976-U.S. presented with oldest known copy of Magna Carta
1981-Pope John Paul II released from hospital after attempt on life
1989-Troops in China shoot & kill 100s of students demonstrating
for democracy in Tiananmen Square, Beijing
1991-Mount Unzen erupts in Japan. Worst eruption in Japanese history