1498-Columbus arrives in Caribbean
1620-Kepler's mother arrested for witchcraft
1820-First potatoes planted in Hawaii
1946-First coin bearing portrait of Negro authorized
1960-Ivory Coast (C“te d'Ivoire) gains independence from France
1963-Jacquelin Kennedy becomes first first lady to give birth since Mrs. Cleveland
1964-U.S. Congress approves Gulf of Tonkin resolution
1970-First computer chess tournament
1971-Apollo 15 returns to Earth
1976-Scientists in Pasadena, Calif, announce Viking I found strongest indications to date of possible life on Mars
1983-Some 675,000 employees strike AT&T
1984-Japan beats U.S. for olympic gold medal in baseball
1988-Writers guild end their 6 months strike
1990-Saudi Arabia allows U.S. troops on their soil to stop an Iraqi invasion
1991-U.S. sets 400m relay record at 37.67 seconds