1918-Canadian steamship "Princess Sophia" hit a reef off Alaska, 398 die
1924-First appearance of "Little Orphan Annie" comic strip
1944-Japanese navy defeated at battle of Leyte Gulf
1945-Japanese surrender Taiwan to Gen. Chiang Kai-shek
1951-Peace talks aimed at ending Korean War resumed in Panmunjeom
1962-110th member of the U.N. admitted (Uganda)
1962American author John Steinbeck awarded Nobel Prize in literature
1971-Roy Disney dedicates Walt Disney World
1971-U.N. General Assembly admits Mainland China & expels Taiwan
1974-Wings release "Junior's Farm"
1983-U.S. invades Grenada, a country 1/2,000 its population (US Wins!)
1986-International Red Cross ousted from South Africa