1776-"Thomas Paine\s \""Common Sense\"" published"
1806-Dutch in Capetown surrender to British
1840-Penny Post mail system is started
1861-Florida becomes 3rd state to secede from US
1863-1st underground railway opens in London
1911-Honduras signs treaty turning over customs to US (not ratified)
1920-League of Nations established
1932-Mickey Mouse & Silly Symphony comics syndicated
1944-1st mobile electric power plant delivered Phila
1945-Los Angeles Railway (with 5 streetcar lines) forced to close
1946-UN General Assembly meets for 1st time
1946-US Army establishes 1st radar contact with moon Belmar NJ
1949-1st Jewish family show - The Goldberg\s begin
1951-1st jet passenger trip made
1964-That Was The Week That Was premiers
1969-USSR\s Venera 6 launched for parachute landing on Venus
1970-Preview Center Opens
1977-20th hat trick in Islander history - Bobby Nystrom
1978-Pedro Joaqu¡n Chamorro of La Prensa assassinated in Managua
1978-Soyuz 27 is launched