1917-10 million U.S. men begin registering for draft in WW I
1940-First synthetic rubber tire exhibited Akron, Oh.
1940-American Negro Threater organizes
1947-Secretary of State George C. Marshall outlines "The Marshall Plan"
1950-U.S. Supreme Court undermines legal foundations of segregation
1972-U.N. Conference on the Human Environment opens in Stockholm
1975-Suez Canal reopens (after 6 Day War caused it to close)
1984-Indira Gandhi orders attack on Sikh's holiest site (Golden Temple)
1991-Space Shuttle STS 40 (Columbia 12) launched