1894-George Bernard Shaw's "Arms & the Man", premieres in London
1963-Beatles meet Rolling Stones for 1st time
1965-New York World's Fair reopens for 2nd & final season
1976-Swine Flu vaccine, for non-epidemic, enters testing
1977 Zia ur-Rahman appointed President of Bangladesh
1981-US furnish $1 billion in arms to Saudi-Arabia
1984-After 37 weeks, "Thriller" is knocked off as top album by "Footloose"
1990-Cincinnati Reds win running their record to 9-0, best start in club history
1993-Brazil votes against a monarchy
1995-FBI arrests Timothy McVeigh & charge him with Oklahoma City bombing
1996-Chicago Bulls win NBA record 72 games (72-8)
1997-Ashes of Timothy Leary & Gene Roddenberry launched into orbit