1940-Churchill says I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears & sweat
1940-German breakthrough at Grebbelinie
1946-Winston Churchill welcomed in Rotterdam
1952-Pandit Nehru becomes premier of India
1958-Jordan & Iraq form the Arab Federation
1970-Beatles movie "Let it Be" premieres
1979-Shah & family sentenced to death in Tehran
1981-Pope John Paul II shot, wounded by assailant in St Peter's Square
1984-"Oliver!" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 17 performances
1989-Approximately 2,000 students begin hunger strike in Tiananmen Square, China
1991-"Michael Jackson: The Magic & the Madness" goes on sale
1992-Final episode of "Night Court" airs on NBC-TV
1995-6.5 earthquake hits Greece
1997-Eddie Murray is 6th baseball player to play in 3,000 games
1940-German breakthrough at Grebbelinie
1946-Winston Churchill welcomed in Rotterdam
1952-Pandit Nehru becomes premier of India
1958-Jordan & Iraq form the Arab Federation
1970-Beatles movie "Let it Be" premieres
1979-Shah & family sentenced to death in Tehran
1981-Pope John Paul II shot, wounded by assailant in St Peter's Square
1984-"Oliver!" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 17 performances
1989-Approximately 2,000 students begin hunger strike in Tiananmen Square, China
1991-"Michael Jackson: The Magic & the Madness" goes on sale
1992-Final episode of "Night Court" airs on NBC-TV
1995-6.5 earthquake hits Greece
1997-Eddie Murray is 6th baseball player to play in 3,000 games