1894-First U.S. poliomyelitis epidemic breaks out, Rutland, Vermont
1944-Republic of Iceland proclaimed at Thingvallir, Iceland
1950-First kidney transplant (Chicago)
1953-Riots in East Germany for reunification
1954-Televised Senate Army McCarthy hearings ends
1963-Supreme Court rules against Bible reading/prayer in public schools
1972-Five arrested for burglarizing Democratic Party HQ at Watergate
1972 Looking Glass releases "Brandy"
1982-President Reagan first U.N. Gen Assembly address ("evil empire" speech)
1985-18th Space Shuttle Mission (51-G)-Discovery 5 launched
1988-Microsoft releases MS DOS 4.0
1988-The Givens' Family reports Mike Tyson beats his wife Robin Givens