1841-U.S. Supreme Court rules Negroes are free (Amistad Incident)
1902-Composer Gustav Mahler marries Alma Schindler in Vienna
1918-Russian Bolshevik Party becomes the Communist Party
1932-Former Chinese emperor Henry Pu-Yi installed as head of Manchuria
1953-Josef Stalin buried in Moscow
1959-Barbie, the popular girls' doll, debuted, over 800 million sold
1962-Egyptian President Nasser declares Gaza belongs to Palestinians
1964-Supreme Court issues New York Times vs Sullivan decision, public officials must prove malice to claim libel & recover
1989-U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1993-Rodney King in court says he thinks he heard cops yell racial slurs
1995-Mexican peso worth 7.55 pesos to a dollar (record)
1995-President Konstantine Karamanlis (88) of Greece, resigns