1680-Gottfried Kirch discovers the Great Comet of 1680 (Kirch's Comet/Newton's Comet)
1856-American Gail Borden is issued a patent for technology related to his invention of condensed milk
1896-Power plant at Niagara Falls begins operation
1920-Russia's Bolshevik army occupies Sevastopol, ending anti-communist attempts to regain control of the Russian government
1994=First public trains run through the Channel Tunnel, linking England and France under the English Channel
1991-American and British authorities announce indictments against two Libyan intelligence officials for the downing of Pan Am Flight 103