1904-Automobile tire chain patented
1914-Japan declares war on Germany in World War I
1944-Romania liberated from Nazi occupation (National Day 1944-1990)
1948-World Council of Churches formed by 147 churches from 44 countries
1950-West Germany & Japan readmitted to Int'l Amateur Athletic Federation
1960-World's largest frog (3.3 kg) caught (Equatorial Guinea)
1961-U.S. lunar probe Ranger 1 reaches 190 km from Earth, falls back
1966-Lunar Orbiter 1 takes first photograph of Earth from Moon
1968-Ringo quits the Beatles over a disagreement, temporarily
1973-Intelsat communications satellite launched
1979-Bolshoi Ballet dancer Alexander Godunov defects in NYC
1979-U.N.'s Vienna office opens
1988-Mike Tyson & Mitch Green brawl at 4 A.M. in Harlem
1989-L.A. Dodgers beat Montreal Expos, 1-0, in 22 innings