1862-Homestead Act provides cheap land for settlement of the West
1932-Amelia Earhart leaves Newfoundland 1st woman fly solo across Atlantic
1954-Chiang Kai-shek becomes president of Nationalist China
1959-Shah of Persia visits Netherlands
1963-Sukarno appointed President of Indonesia
1973-25th Emmy Awards: "Waltons," "All in the Family" & "Mary Tyler Moore" win
1980-In a referendum, 59.5% of Quebec voters reject separatism
1985-Israel exchanges 1150 Lebanese/Palestinian prisoners for 3 Israeli soldiers
1987-Gotenborg wins 16th UEFA Cup at Dundee
1989-China declares martial law in Beijing
1991-Chicago Bull Michael Jordan, named NBA's MVP
1992-India launches its 1st satellite independently
1993-Ukraine Premier Leonid Koetsjma resigns
1995-CBS News fires co-anchor Connie Chung
1997-Thor-2A Delta 2 Launch (Norway/USA), Successful
1932-Amelia Earhart leaves Newfoundland 1st woman fly solo across Atlantic
1954-Chiang Kai-shek becomes president of Nationalist China
1959-Shah of Persia visits Netherlands
1963-Sukarno appointed President of Indonesia
1973-25th Emmy Awards: "Waltons," "All in the Family" & "Mary Tyler Moore" win
1980-In a referendum, 59.5% of Quebec voters reject separatism
1985-Israel exchanges 1150 Lebanese/Palestinian prisoners for 3 Israeli soldiers
1987-Gotenborg wins 16th UEFA Cup at Dundee
1989-China declares martial law in Beijing
1991-Chicago Bull Michael Jordan, named NBA's MVP
1992-India launches its 1st satellite independently
1993-Ukraine Premier Leonid Koetsjma resigns
1995-CBS News fires co-anchor Connie Chung
1997-Thor-2A Delta 2 Launch (Norway/USA), Successful
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