1887-1st indoor softball game (Chicago)
1924-1st photo facsimile transmitted across Atlantic by radio
1936-London's Crystal Palace (built 1851), destroyed by fire
1939-USSR invades Finland over a border dispute
1948-Baseball's Negro National League disbands
1958-1st guided missile destroyer launched, Dewey, Bath, Me
1967-Julie Nixon & David Eisenhower announce their engagement
1972-Illegal fireworks factory explodes killing 15 (Rome Italy)
1988-NYC furrier sues Mike Tyson for $92,000 for non-payment of purchase
1988-Soviets stop jamming Radio Liberty; 1st time in 38 years
1988-UN General Assembly (151-2) censures US for refusing PLO's Arafat visa
1990-Actor Burt Lancaster suffers a stroke
1991-93 cars & 11 truck accident near San Francisco during a dust storm, 17 die