1609-Henry Hudson discovers Manhattan island
1773-Benjamin Franklin writes "There never was a good war or bad peace."
1814 Battle of Lake Champlain, NY; Americans defeat British
1875-First newspaper cartoon strip
1910-First commercially successful electric bus line opens (Hollywood)
1922-British mandate of Palestine begins
1926-Aloha Tower dedicated in Honolulu
1936-FDR dedicates Boulder Dam, now known as Hoover Dam
1944-FDR & Churchill meet in Canada at the second Quebec Conference
1951-Florence Chadwick becomes first woman to swim the English Channel from England to France. It takes 16 hours & 19 minutes
1952-West German Chancellor Adenauer signs a reparation pact for Jews
1973-Chile's President, Salvador Allende, deposed in a military coup
1988-Sports Aid-jogging to feed the world
1991-"La Toya: Growing Up in the Jackson Family" goes on sale