1765 — Stamp Act Congress met in NY, wrote decl of rights & liberties
1781 — Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown at 2 PM; Revolutionary War ends
1812 — Napoleon begins his retreat from Moscow
1818 — U.S. & Chicasaw Indians sign a treaty
1853 — First flour mill in Hawaii begins operations
1872 — World's largest gold nugget (215 kg) found in New South Wales
1901 — Santos-Dumont proves airship maneuverable by circling Eiffel Tower
1919 — First Distinguished Service Medal awarded to a woman
1933 — Berlin Olympic Committee vote to introduce basketball in 1936
1950 — U.N. forces entered Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea
1960 — Martin Luther King Jr arrested in Atlanta sit-in
1960 — The U.S. imposes an embargo on exports to Cuba
1988 — Senate passes bill curbing ads during children`s TV shows