1846-Iowa becomes 29th state
1895-World's 1st movie theater opens in Paris
1906-Ecuador adopts its constitution
1908-Messina, Italy struck by an earthquake (nearly 80,000 died)
1937-Fascist Octavian Goga becomes PM of Romania/begins spread of Judaism
1937-Maurice J Ravel, Swiss/French composer (Bolero), dies in Paris at 62
1944-Eisenhower & Montgomery meet in Hasselt Belgium
1968-100,000 attend Miami Pop Festival
1968-Beatles' "Beatles-The White Album" goes #1 & stays #1 for 9 weeks
1972-Kim Il-song, becomes President of North Korea
1976-Winnie Mandela banished in South Africa
1991-Ted Turner is named Time Magazine Man of the Year