1889-Frederick Douglass named Minister to Haiti
1941-Joe Dimaggio on way to 56, ties Willie Keeler's 44 game hit streak
1946-U..S drops atom bomb on Bikini atoll (4th atomic explosion)
1960-Ghana becomes a republic
1962-Burundi & Rwanda gain independence from Belgium (National Days)
1963-U.S. postal service institutes the (Zone Improvement Plan) zip code
1967-Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," goes #1 for 15 weeks
1978-Former Pres Nixon makes first public speech since resigning in 1974
1978-Northern Territory of Australia becomes self-governing
1982-Over 2000 Unification Church couples marry at NY MSG
1989-Hugh Hefner (Playboy editor) weds playmate Kimberly Conrad
1989-NFL owners vote unanimously to form the WLAF
1990-In Victoria, Australia, helmetless bike riding becomes illegal
1997-China regains sovereignty of Hong Kong
1941-Joe Dimaggio on way to 56, ties Willie Keeler's 44 game hit streak
1946-U..S drops atom bomb on Bikini atoll (4th atomic explosion)
1960-Ghana becomes a republic
1962-Burundi & Rwanda gain independence from Belgium (National Days)
1963-U.S. postal service institutes the (Zone Improvement Plan) zip code
1967-Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," goes #1 for 15 weeks
1978-Former Pres Nixon makes first public speech since resigning in 1974
1978-Northern Territory of Australia becomes self-governing
1982-Over 2000 Unification Church couples marry at NY MSG
1989-Hugh Hefner (Playboy editor) weds playmate Kimberly Conrad
1989-NFL owners vote unanimously to form the WLAF
1990-In Victoria, Australia, helmetless bike riding becomes illegal
1997-China regains sovereignty of Hong Kong
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