1871-National Rifle Association organized (NYC)
1944-U.S. bombers based on Saipan, 1st attack Tokyo
1949-Britain nationalizes its steel & iron industry
1954-First U.S. Presidential airplane christened
1960-Wilt Chamberlain pulls down 55 rebounds in a game (NBA record)
1964-Rebellion ends in Zaire
1966-400 die of respiratory failure & heart attack in killer NYC smog
1971-Prison rebellion at Rahway State Prison, N.J.
1983-PLO exchanges 6 Israeli prisoners for 4,500 Palestinians & Lebanese
1989-Communist Party resigns in Czechoslovakia
1992-Chinese air crash kills 141