1900-China's Boxer Rebellion against foreigners & Christians
1913-Yanks win 13th game of year after losing 36 games
1933-First sodium vapor lamps installed (Schenectady NY)
1940-Paris evacuated before the German advance
1967-Thurgood Marshall nominated as 1st black Supreme Court justice
1969-Mick Taylor leaves John Mayall Band & joins the Rolling Stones
1970-Beatles' "Let It Be," album goes #1 & stays #1 for 4 weeks
1971-NY Times began publishing "The Pentagon Papers"
1986-Pres Reagan criticizes South African state of emergency
1990-Boeing 767 sets nonstop commercial flight, Seattle to Narobi Kenya
1991-NHL owners present contract to players (leads to Apr 1, 1992 strike)