1819-First parachute jump in U.S.
1832-1,300 Illinois militia defeat Sac & Fox indians, end Black Hawk War
1909-First Lincoln head pennies minted
1941-Jews are expelled from Hungarian Ruthenia
1964-North Vietnam fires on a U.S. destroyer in Gulf of Tonkin
1980-U.S. swimmers set 3 world records at National championships
1985-NASA launches space vehicle S-209
1986-Jackie Joyner-Kersee (US) sets record for heptathlon (7161 pts)
1989-NASA confirmed Voyager 2's discovery of 3 more moons of Neptune designated temporarily 1989 N2, 1989 N3 & 1989 N24
1990-Iraq invades & occupies Kuwait