1643-Isaac Newton baptized in St. John\s Church in Colsterworth England
1801-Giuseppe Piazzi discoved 1st asteroid later named Ceres
1801-United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland established
1804-Haiti gains independence from France (National Day)
1808-Congress prohibits importation of slaves
1848-Britain takes Mosquito Coast from Nicaragua
1863-Emancipation Proclamation issued by Lincoln
1892-Brooklyn merges with NY to form present City of NY - Ellis Island became reception center for new immigrants
1894-Manchester Ship Canal in England opened to traffic
1898-Lightship replaces whistling buoy at mouth of SF Bay
1899-Cuba liberated from Spain by US (National Day)
1901-Commonwealth of Australia established
1902-1st Rose Bowl game held in Pasadena California
1912-"1st running of SF\s famed \""Bay to Breakers\"" race (763 miles)"
1913-Post office begins parcel post deliveries
1934-Alcatraz officially becomes a Federal Prison
1934-Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (US bank guarantees) effective
1936-1st newspaper to microfilm its current issues NY Herald Tribune
1946-Emperor Hirohito of Japan announces he is not a god
1948-1st newsreel in color Pasadena Ca
1954-Rose & Cotton Bowl are 1st sport colorcasts
1956-Sudan gains independence from Britain (National Day)
1957-International Geophysical Year begins; ends 6/30/1958
1958-European Economic Community (Common Market) starts operation
1960-Cameroon gains independence from France
1962-Beatles Decca audition
1962-Western Samoa gains independence from New Zealand
1965-International Cooperation Year
1971-Cigarette advertisements banned on TV
1972-International Book Year
1973-Britain Ireland & Denmark join Common Market
1974-World Population Year
1975-International Women\s Year
1978-Pres. Ford signs 1st major revision of copyright law since 1909
1979-International Year of the Child
1980-Decade of Water & Sanitation
1981-International Year for Disabled
1981-Palau (Trust Territory of Pacific Is.) becomes self-governing
1983-World Communications Year
1984-AT & T broken up into 8 companies
1984-Brunei gains complete independence from Britain
1985-International Youth Year
1986-International Peace Year
1986-Spain & Portugal become 11th & 12th members of Common Market
1987-Internat\l Year of Shelter
1988-NY Carnegie Deli\s owner Leo Steiner dies
2304-Mid- CALENDAR day
4713-B.C. Julian calendar begins at Greenwich mean noon