1817-First U.S. city lit by gas (Baltimore)
1876-Sardines first canned (Julius Wolff-Eastport ME)
1936-"The Phantom" cartoon strip by Lee Falk debuts
1955-Mike Souchak sets PGA 72-hole record of 257
1972-President Nixon leaves Washington DC for China
1979-China invades Vietnam
1979-Eric Heiden equals skating world record 1000 meter (1:14.99)
1980-Buddy Baker wins Daytona 500 (177.6 MPH/285.8 kph)
1983-Netherlands adopts constitution
1983-U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1986-First Francophone Summit convenes at Versailles
1986 Johnson & Johnson announces it no longer sells capsule drugs
1986-Libyan bombers attack N'djamena Airport in Chad
1988-U.S. Lieutenant Colonel William Higgins kidnapped by Lebanese terrorists & later killed
1989 Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia & Libya form common market
1989-Orel Hershiser, Dodger pitcher signs record $7.9M-3 year contract
1993-Haitian ferry boat capsize in storm, 800-2,000 die
1995-Federal judge allows lawsuit claiming US tobacco makers knew nicotine was addictive & manipulated its levels to keep customers hooked
1997-Carl Sagan Public Memorial at Pasadena CA
1876-Sardines first canned (Julius Wolff-Eastport ME)
1936-"The Phantom" cartoon strip by Lee Falk debuts
1955-Mike Souchak sets PGA 72-hole record of 257
1972-President Nixon leaves Washington DC for China
1979-China invades Vietnam
1979-Eric Heiden equals skating world record 1000 meter (1:14.99)
1980-Buddy Baker wins Daytona 500 (177.6 MPH/285.8 kph)
1983-Netherlands adopts constitution
1983-U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1986-First Francophone Summit convenes at Versailles
1986 Johnson & Johnson announces it no longer sells capsule drugs
1986-Libyan bombers attack N'djamena Airport in Chad
1988-U.S. Lieutenant Colonel William Higgins kidnapped by Lebanese terrorists & later killed
1989 Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia & Libya form common market
1989-Orel Hershiser, Dodger pitcher signs record $7.9M-3 year contract
1993-Haitian ferry boat capsize in storm, 800-2,000 die
1995-Federal judge allows lawsuit claiming US tobacco makers knew nicotine was addictive & manipulated its levels to keep customers hooked
1997-Carl Sagan Public Memorial at Pasadena CA
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