1775-U.S. Army founded
1850-Fire destroys part of San Francisco
1931-French "St Philbert" overturned off St Nazaire France, drowns 450
1940-German forces occupied Paris during WW II
1944-First B-29 raid against mainland Japan
1949-State of Vietnam formed
1965-John Lennon's second book "A Spaniard in the Works" is published
1975-USSR launches Venera 10 for Venus landing
1985-Lebanese Shiite Moslem gunmen hijack TWA 847 after Athens' takeoff
1989-Rocker Carol King gets a star in Hollywood's walk of fame
1991-Space Shuttle STS 40 (Columbia 12) lands