1775-George Washington takes command of the troops
1943-Allied forces captured Palermo, Sicily
1955 1st VP to preside over cabinet meeting-R Nixon
1955 Phillies longest win streak since 1892 hits 11
1983-Dick Smith makes first solo helicopter flight around the world
1983-Poland's PM Januzelski lifts martial law
1987-U.S. began escorting re-flagged Kuwaiti tankers in Persian Gulf
1988-500 U.S. scientists pledge to boycott Pentagon germ-warfare research
1991-Jeffrey Dahmer confesses to killing 17 males in 1978