1890-Yosemite National Park established
1898-Jews are expelled from Kiev Russia
1910-Berkshire Cattle Fair held in Pittsfield Mass (1st state fair)
1921-First all NY series to be played entirely in 1 stadium (the Polo Grounds) & 1st NY Yankee World Series begins (World Series #18)
1936-Gen Francisco Franco establishes the state of Spain
1944-Newspaper editor Alejandro C?rdova assassinated in Guatemala
1949-Republic of China (Taiwan) forms on the island of Formosa
1957-B-52 bombers begin full-time flying alert in case of USSR attack
1962-The "Lucy Show" premiers
1982-West Germany's Parliament ousts chancellor Helmut Schmidt
1989-Thousands of East Germans flee to West Germany
1989-U.S. issues a stamp, labeling an apatosaurus as a brontosaurus
1990-President Bush at the U.N., condemns Iraq's takeover of Kuwait
1991-Howard Stern adds Baltimore to his radio network (WJFK-AM)