1819-Sir Stamford Raffles 1st lands in Singapore
1909-U.S. military forces leave Cuba for 2nd time
1918-Trotsky becomes leader of Reds
1923-1st "Reichs Party" (NSDAP) forms in Munich
1934-First U.S. ski tow (rope) begins operation (Woodstock VT)
1942-General Timoshenko's troops move into Ukraine
1942-German troops occupy Benghazi Libya
1945-General "Vinegar Joe" Stillwell & truck convoy reopen Burma Road to China
1949-U.N. Security council condemns Dutch aggression in Indonesia
1959-Soviet Union wins 62-37 for 1st international basketball loss by US
1961-Republic of Rwanda proclaimed
1984-Los Angeles Kings stop Wayne Gretzky 51 game scoring streak
1990-East German agreement to form all-party government
1990-"Independent on Sunday" begins publishing in London
1991-Dictator Siad Barre flees Somalia ending 22 year rule
1994-Inna Lassovskaja jumps ladies world record (14.78m)
1998-Michelangelo's "Christ & the Woman of Samaria", sold for $7.4 million
1909-U.S. military forces leave Cuba for 2nd time
1918-Trotsky becomes leader of Reds
1923-1st "Reichs Party" (NSDAP) forms in Munich
1934-First U.S. ski tow (rope) begins operation (Woodstock VT)
1942-General Timoshenko's troops move into Ukraine
1942-German troops occupy Benghazi Libya
1945-General "Vinegar Joe" Stillwell & truck convoy reopen Burma Road to China
1949-U.N. Security council condemns Dutch aggression in Indonesia
1959-Soviet Union wins 62-37 for 1st international basketball loss by US
1961-Republic of Rwanda proclaimed
1984-Los Angeles Kings stop Wayne Gretzky 51 game scoring streak
1990-East German agreement to form all-party government
1990-"Independent on Sunday" begins publishing in London
1991-Dictator Siad Barre flees Somalia ending 22 year rule
1994-Inna Lassovskaja jumps ladies world record (14.78m)
1998-Michelangelo's "Christ & the Woman of Samaria", sold for $7.4 million