1892-Macadamia nuts first planted in Hawaii
1928-Amelia Earhart is first woman (passenger) to cross Atlantic by air
1940-Winston Churchill urges perseverance so that future generations
would remember that "this was their finest hour"
1948-National Security Council authorizes covert operations for 1st time
1948-U.N. Commission on Human Rights adopts Intl Decl of Human Rights
1953-USAF C124 Globemaster crashes near Tokyo, killing 129 servicemen
1956-Last of foreign troops leaves Egypt
1980-E Bowell discovers asteroid #2569 Madeline
1980-Mrs. Shakuntala Devi mentally multiplies two 13-digit #s in 28 sec
1986-52 die in plane/helicopter collision over Grand Canyon
1990-First sudden death US Open Golf Championship is won by Hale Irwin