1664-NJ became a British colony
1737-Galileo\s body moved to Church of Santa Croce in Florence - Italy
1849-1st gold seekers arrive in Nicaragua en route to Calif
1850-1st $20 gold piece issued
1868-Congress abolishes manufactures tax
1877-British annex Walvis Bay in southern Africa
1888-Great blizzard of \88 kill 400 in NE US
1903-AL offically approves NY Highlanders (Yankees)
1912-Girl Guides (Girl Scouts) founded in Savanah Ga
1925-1st transatlantic radio broadcast
1925-Chinese rev leader Sun Yat-Sen died
1930-Mohandas Gandhi began 200-mile march protesting British salt tax
1936-"FDR\s 1st \""Fireside Chat\"""
1938-Germany invades Austria
1938-Germany invades Austria
1939-Pope Pius XII crowned in Vatican ceremonies
1940-Finland surrenders to Russia during WW II
1945-British Empire Day
1958-Commonwealth Day
1959-House joins Senate approving Hawaii statehood
1963-Bob Dylan cancels Ed Sullivan appearance
1966-Pioneer Plaza dedicated
1968-Mauritius gains ind from Britain (Natl Day)
1969-Paul McCartney marries Linda Eastman in London
1977-Sadat pledges to regain arab terrority from Israel
1980-Jury finds John Wayne Gacy guilty of murdering 33
1981-Soyuz T-4 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6 space station
1981-Walter R T Witschey installs world\s largest sundial - Richmond - VA
1986-210.25 million shares traded in NY Stock Exchange