1898-China leases Hong Kong's new territories to Britain for 99 years
1954-Joseph Welch asks Sen Joseph McCarthy "Have you no sense of decency,
sir?" during Senate-Army hearings
1975-E. Roemer discovers asteroid #1983 Bok
1977-Silver jubilee of Queen Elizabeth celebrated with fireworks
1980-Soyuz T-2 returns to Earth
1982-Israel wipes out Syrian SAM missiles in Bekaa Valley
1984-NASA launches Intelsat V, it failed
1985-USSR's Vega 1 deposits lander on surface of Venus
1990-Kerry Kennedy (daughter of Robert) & Andrew Coumo (Mario's son) wed
1991-World Bowl-World League of American Football 1st championship
1997-British lease on New Territories in Hong Kong expires