1867-President Andrew Johnson announces purchase of Alaska
1871-Ku Klux Klan trials began in federal court in Oxford Miss
1895-First female doctor of science earned (Caroline Willard Baldwin)
1895-Nicaragua, El Salvador & Honduras form a short-lived confederation
1943-National Congress of Racial Equality organizes
1944-Congress charters Central Intelligence Agency
1947-President Truman vetoes Taft-Hartley Act
1963-U.S. & USSR agree to set up "Hot Line"
1967-Muhammad Ali convicted of refusing induction into armed services
1977-Oil enters Trans-Alaska pipeline exits 38 days later at Valdez
1982-Israeli PM Menachem Begin arrives in Washington
1990-40,000-50,000 die in a (7.6) earthquake in Iran