1637-Ferdinand III succeeds Ferdinand II as Holy Roman Emperor
1913-First avant-garde art show in America opens in New York NY
1931-First Dracula movie released
1936-Hitler announces building of Volkswagens (starting slug-bug game)
1946-Bank of England nationalized
196-First anti-bootleg recording laws enacted
1971-After 1200 years Britain abandons 12-shilling system for decimal
1980-Wayne Gretzky assists on NHL-record-tying 7 goals
1986-Ferdinand Marcos wins rigged Philippines presidential election
1991-Freighter with dynamite explodes in Phang Nga Thailand, 120 die
1992-Jeffrey Dahmer found sane & guilty of killing 15 boys
1994-U.S. asks Aristide to adopt a peace plan from Haiti
1995-Dow-Jones closes at record 3986.17
1995-Population of People's Republic of China hits 1.2 billion
1998-Daytona 500 race; Dale Earnhardt wins
1913-First avant-garde art show in America opens in New York NY
1931-First Dracula movie released
1936-Hitler announces building of Volkswagens (starting slug-bug game)
1946-Bank of England nationalized
196-First anti-bootleg recording laws enacted
1971-After 1200 years Britain abandons 12-shilling system for decimal
1980-Wayne Gretzky assists on NHL-record-tying 7 goals
1986-Ferdinand Marcos wins rigged Philippines presidential election
1991-Freighter with dynamite explodes in Phang Nga Thailand, 120 die
1992-Jeffrey Dahmer found sane & guilty of killing 15 boys
1994-U.S. asks Aristide to adopt a peace plan from Haiti
1995-Dow-Jones closes at record 3986.17
1995-Population of People's Republic of China hits 1.2 billion
1998-Daytona 500 race; Dale Earnhardt wins