1954-First FORTRAN computer program run
1954-First National People's Congress adopts Chinese constitution
1958-Martin Luther King Jr. stabbed in chest by a deranged black woman in NYC
1960-U.N, General Assembly admit 13 African countries & Cyprus (96 nations)
1966-U.S. Surveyor B launched toward Moon; crashed Sept 23
1973-Billy Jean King beats Bobby Riggs in battle-of-sexes tennis match
1976-Playboy releases Jimmy Carter's interview that he lusts for women
1979-NASA launches HEAO
1980-Plaque dedicated in Thurman Munson's memory at Yankee Stadium
1984-Suicide car bomb attacks US Embassy annex in Beirut
1985-Walt Disney World's 200-millionth guest
1987-Walter Payton scores NFL record 107th rushing touchdown
1990-Both Germanys ratify reunification
1990-Saddam Hussein demands U.S. networks broadcast his message