1872-Britain introduces secret ballot voting
1936-Spanish Civil War begans, Gen Francisco Franco led uprising
1947-U.S. receives U.N. trusteeship over Pacific Islands
1955- First electric power generated from atomic energy sold commercially
1964-Race riot in Harlem (NYC); riots spread to Bedford-Stuyvesant (Bkln)
1968-C. Torres discovers asteroid #2654 Ristenpart
1970 -Ron Hunt gets hit by a pitch for a record 119th time
1974-World's tallest structure, 646-m Polish radio mast, completed
1978-Egyptian & Israeli officials begin 2 days of talks
1984-James Huberty kills 21 McDonalds patrons in San Ysidro Calif
1986-Videotapes released showing Titanic's sunken remains
1987-Yanks Don Mattingly ties major league record of HRs in 8 cons games