1759 - British Museum opens in London
1832 - Charles Darwin lands at San Tiago, Cape Verde
1868 - Refrigerator car patented by William Davis, a fish dealer in Detroit
1870 - Virginia becomes 8th state re-admitted to US after Civil War
1909 - British explorer Ernest Shackleton finds magnetic South Pole
1920 - 1st assembly of League of Nations (Paris)
1920 - Georgia declares independence
1939 - Comic strip "Superman" debuts
1950 - Belgium, Luxembourg & Netherlands recognize Israel
1967 - 1st black government installed in Bahamas
1969 - Soviet Soyuz 4 & Soyuz 5 perform 1st transfer of crew in space
1980 - Paul McCartney jailed in Tokyo for 10 days on marijuana possession
1985 - "Playboy" announces end of stapling centerfolds
1986 - Police arrested 3 IRA-terrorists in Amsterdam