1918-Nova Aquila, brightest nova since Kepler's nova of 1604, discovered
1928-First U.S.-to-Australia flight lands (Sir Charles Kingford)
1937-World's largest flower blooms in N.Y. Botonical Garden, 12' calla lily
1940-Discovery of element 93, neptunium, announced
1953-Segregated lunch counters in D.C. forbidden by Supreme Court
1953-Tornadoes kill 110 in Mich & Ohio
1960-First date in James Clavell's novel "Nobel House"
1965-U.S. troops ordered to fight offensively in Vietnam
1968-New colonial constitution for Bermuda adopted
1979-The Source, first computer public information service, goes online
1986-Alleged Nazi Kurt Waldheim elected pres of Austria
2004-Transit of Venus (between Earth & Sun) occurs