1790-Mozart's opera "Cosi fan tutti" premieres, Vienna
1832-1st Curling club in U.S. (Orchard Lake Curling Club) opens
1839-1st photo of the Moon (French photographer Louis Daguerre)
1842-1st U.S. wire suspension bridge for general traffic opens in Pennsylvania
1843-Wagner's opera "Der Fliegende Hollander" premieres, Dresden
1903-U.S. President T Roosevelt shuts down post office in Indianola, Miss., for refusing to accept its appointed postmistress
because she was black
1910-1st junior high schools in U.S. open in Berkeley CA
1942-Japanese troops occupy Manila Philippines
1944-1st use of helicopters during warfare (British Atlantic patrol)
1960-Senator John F Kennedy, announces his candidacy for President
1974-55 MPH speed limit imposed by Richard Nixon
1984-Riot in Tunis kills over 100
1995-Bus crashes in Luzon Philippines, 29 killed
1995-Most distant galaxy yet discovered found by scientists using Keck telescope in Hawaii (estimated 15 billion light
years away)