1642-Abel Janzoon Tasman discovers Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania)
1703-FirstLutheran pastor ordained in America, Justus Falckner at Philadelphia
1859-Charles Darwin publishes "On the Origin of Species"
1944-U.S. bombers based on Saipan, first attack Tokyo
1947-John Steinbeck's novel "The Pearl" published
1947 Un-American Activities Committee finds "Hollywood 10" in contempt because of their refusal to reveal whether they
were communists
1949-Britain nationalizes its steel & iron industry
1958-Mali becomes an autonomous state within French Community
1964-Rebellion ends in Zaire
1983-PLO exchanges 6 Israeli prisoners for 4,500 Palestinians & Lebanese
1989-Communist Party resigns in Czechoslovakia
1991-U.S. 75th manned space mission "STS 44" Atlantis 10 launched
1992-Chinese air crash kills 141
1703-FirstLutheran pastor ordained in America, Justus Falckner at Philadelphia
1859-Charles Darwin publishes "On the Origin of Species"
1944-U.S. bombers based on Saipan, first attack Tokyo
1947-John Steinbeck's novel "The Pearl" published
1947 Un-American Activities Committee finds "Hollywood 10" in contempt because of their refusal to reveal whether they
were communists
1949-Britain nationalizes its steel & iron industry
1958-Mali becomes an autonomous state within French Community
1964-Rebellion ends in Zaire
1983-PLO exchanges 6 Israeli prisoners for 4,500 Palestinians & Lebanese
1989-Communist Party resigns in Czechoslovakia
1991-U.S. 75th manned space mission "STS 44" Atlantis 10 launched
1992-Chinese air crash kills 141
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