1531 - Lisbon hit by Earthquake; about 30,000 die
1697 - Isaac Newton receives Jean Bernoulli's 6 month time-limit problem, solves problem before going to bed that same
night
1838 - Tennessee becomes U.S. first state to prohibit alcohol
1841 - Hong Kong proclaimed a sovereign territory of Britain
1850 - First German-language daily newspaper in U.S. published, New York City NY
1934 - Nazi Germany & Poland sign non-attack treaty for 10 years
1940 - Nazis forbid Polish Jews to travel on trains
1957 - India annexes Kashmir
1980 - Israel & Egypt establish diplomatic relations
1980 - Mary Decker became first woman to run a mile in under 4½ minutes
1991 - New York Lotto pays $90 million to nine winner
1998 - President Clinton says "I want to say one thing to the American people, I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky"