1266-Tynwald Day on Isle of Man.
1687-Isaac Newton\s PRINCIPIA is published by Royal Society in England.
1753-Tynwald Day (Isle of Man)
1808-Battle of Buenos Aires.
1811-Venezuela-1st South American country to gain independence from Spain
1830-France invades Algeria begins a 40 year conquest
1859-Capt. N.C. Brooks discovers Midway Islands.
1865-William Booth founded Salvation Army in London
1935-1st Hawaii Calls radio program is broadcast.
1935-President FDR signs Natl Labor Relations Act
1937-Joe DiMaggio 1st grand slammer
1938-Herb Caen\s 1st column in SF Chronicle
1940-Diplomatic relations broken between Britain & Vichy govt in France
1944-1st rocket airplane flown
1946-Louis Reard\s Bikini swimsuit design debuts at a fashion show Paris
1947-Larry Doby signs with Cleveland Indians-1st black player in AL
1948-Carole Landis dies at age 29
1950-Law of Return passes allowing all Jews rights to live in Israel
1950-Pvt Kenneth Shadrick of Skin Fork WVa-1st US fatality in Korean War
1951-Junction transistor invention announced Murray Hill NJ
1962-Mantle hits 2 homers enroute to 4 consecutive homers
1971-Voting age lowered to 18 by 26th amendment.
1975-Cape Verdes Islands independence after 500 years of Portuguese rule
1978-Soyuz 30 is launched
1984-Supreme Court weakens 70-year-old `exclusionary rule\-evidence seized with defective court warrants can now be used in criminal trials
1986-Nancy Reagan cuts red white & blue ribbon reopening Statue of Liberty
1987-Australian Pat Cash wins Wimbledon-upsets No 1 seed Ivan Lendl