1839-First U.S. anti-slavery party, Liberty Party, convenes in NY
1865-U.S. issues first gold certificates
1895-First shipment of canned pineapple from Hawaii
1956-Supreme Court strikes down segregation of races on public buses
1970-Cyclone kills estimated 300,000 in Chittagong Bangladesh
1970-Lt. Gen Hafez al-Assad becomes PM of Syria following military coup
1982-Korean boxer Kim Duk-koo fatally injured when KOed by Ray Mancini
1982-Vietnam War Memorial dedicated in Washington, D.C.
1985-Nevado del Ruiz volcano erupts in Colombia, kills 25,000
1986-NASA launches space vehicle S-199