1775-Benjamin Franklin becomes first Postmaster General
1887-First Esperanto book published
1926-National Bar Association incorporates
1945-Churchill resigns as Britain's PM
1947-Department of Defense established
1953-Fidel Castro leads attack on Moncada Barracks, begins Cuban revolution
1956-Egypt seizes Suez Canal
1981-N.Y. Mayor Ed Koch is given Heimlich maneuver in a Chinese restaurant
1982-Canada's Anik D1 Comsat launched by US Delta rocket
1983-Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating for STS-8
1991-Paul Reubens (Pee Wee Herman) is arrested in Florida, for exposing
himself at an adult movie theater