1869-First postcards are issued (Vienna)
1908-Henry Ford introduces the Model T car (costs $825)
1958-Inauguration of NASA
1962 US National Radio Astronomy Obs gets a 300' (91m) radio telescope
1963-Nigeria becomes a republic within the Commonwealth
1971-Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida opens
1975-Britain grants internal self-government to Seychelles
1982-West Germany's Parliament ousts chancellor Helmut Schmidt
1986-President Carter's presidential library/museum dedicated in Atlanta
1987-Six killed by an earthquake measuring 6.1 in L.A.
1989-Thousands of East Germans flee to West Germany
1990-President Bush at the U.N., condemns Iraq's takeover of Kuwait