1916-Steamer 'Hsin Iu' sinks off China coast, 1,000 drown
1944-15,000 American troops liberating Paris march down Champs Elysees
1949-USSR explodes its 1st atomic bomb
1950-Int'l Olympic Committee votes admission to West Germany & Japan in '52
1953-USSR explodes its 1st hydrogen bomb
1958-Air Force Academy opens
1964-Walt Disney's "Mary Poppins" released
1966-Beatles last public concert, (Candlestick Park, SF)
1975-Star in Cygnus goes nova becoming 4th brightest in sky
1988-Macy's Tap-o-Mania sets Guiness record
1990-C-5 transport plane crashes at Ramstein AFB, Germany, killing 13
1990-Saddam Hussein declares America can't beat Iraq
1990-Seattle Mariners become first team to have father-son teammates, signing Ken Griffey to play with son Ken Griffey Jr.
1991-John F Kennedy Jr. wins his first law case