1789-U.S. Treasury Department established by Congress
1919-Communist Party of America organized in Chicago
1944-Anne Frank (Diary of Anne Frank), is sent to Auschwitz
1944-During WW II, George Bush ejects from a burning plane
1945-Ho Chi Minh declares Vietnam independence from France (National Day)
1945-V-J Day; formal surrender of Japan aboard USS Missouri (WWII ends)
1963-CBS & NBC expand network news from 15 to 30 minutes
1978-Graham Salmon set the worlds record for 100 meters by a blind man
1978-John McClain performs 180 outside loops in an airplane over Houston
1987-Donald Trump takes out a full page NY Times ad lambasting Japan
1987-West German pilot Mathias Rust, who flew a private plane from Helsinki Finland, to Moscow's Red Square, goes on trial in Russia
1988=Amnesty International's Human Rights Now! tour begins in Wembley
1991-Jerry Lewis' 26th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $45 Million