1853-Austrian law forbids Jews from owning land
1870-Italy annexes Rome and Papal States; Rome made Italian capital
1935-Italy invades Abyssinia (Ethiopia)
1939-Birdbaths installed in Union Square, SF
1941-Six Parisian synagogues are bombed
1942-"Queen Mary" slices cruiser "Curacao" in half, killing 338
1942-First self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction demonstrated, Chicago
1947-Yogi Berra becomes first to pinch hit a world series (World Series #44) homer
1950-The comic strip "Peanuts" first appears, in nine newspapers
1958-Guinea gains independence from France (National Day)
1967 Groundbreaking begins on Veteran Stadium in Philadelphia
1967-Thurgood Marshall is sworn as first black Supreme Court Justice
1986-Sikhs attempt to assassinate Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi
1990-Radio Berlin International's final transmission (links to Deutsche Welles of West Germany); final song is "The End" by the Doors