1656-Artificial pearls 1st manufactured by M Jacquin in Paris made of gypsum pellets covered with fish scales
1798-David Wilkinson of Rhode Island patents a nut & bolt machine
1819-Alabama admitted to the Union as the 22nd state
1849-1st chamber music group in US gives their 1st concert in Boston
1901-1st table tennis tournament is held at the London Royal Aquarium
1911-South Pole 1st reached, by Norwegian Roald Amundsen
1913-Greece formally takes possession of Crete
1915-Jack Johnson is 1st black world heavyweight boxing champion
1918-Giacomo Puccini's opera "Il Trittico" premieres in New York NY
1927-Iraq gains independence from Britain, but British troops remain
1937-Japanese troops conquer/plunder Nanjing
1938-Major leagues agree on standard ball
1953-Brooklyn Dodgers sign pitcher Sandy Koufax
1969-Jackson Five made their 1st appearance on "Ed Sullivan Show"
1971-Golden Gate Bridge lights out all night due to power failure
1980-At 2 PM EST there is 10 minutes of silence in memory of John Lennon
1988-U.S. agrees to talk to Palestine Liberation Organization (1st time in 13 years)
1990-Right to Die case permits Nancy Cruzan to have her feeding tube removed, she dies 12 days later
1991-Ferry boat Salem Express sinks in Red Sea, 476 killed
1798-David Wilkinson of Rhode Island patents a nut & bolt machine
1819-Alabama admitted to the Union as the 22nd state
1849-1st chamber music group in US gives their 1st concert in Boston
1901-1st table tennis tournament is held at the London Royal Aquarium
1911-South Pole 1st reached, by Norwegian Roald Amundsen
1913-Greece formally takes possession of Crete
1915-Jack Johnson is 1st black world heavyweight boxing champion
1918-Giacomo Puccini's opera "Il Trittico" premieres in New York NY
1927-Iraq gains independence from Britain, but British troops remain
1937-Japanese troops conquer/plunder Nanjing
1938-Major leagues agree on standard ball
1953-Brooklyn Dodgers sign pitcher Sandy Koufax
1969-Jackson Five made their 1st appearance on "Ed Sullivan Show"
1971-Golden Gate Bridge lights out all night due to power failure
1980-At 2 PM EST there is 10 minutes of silence in memory of John Lennon
1988-U.S. agrees to talk to Palestine Liberation Organization (1st time in 13 years)
1990-Right to Die case permits Nancy Cruzan to have her feeding tube removed, she dies 12 days later
1991-Ferry boat Salem Express sinks in Red Sea, 476 killed
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