American Psychological Association first met, 1892
APT report published, 1956
Cadillac introduced its Fleetwood Custom models, 1929
The World Bank created, 1945
“Show Boat” opened (Ziegfeld Theater, New York), 1927
“Peter Pan” opened, 1904
Charles Lamb, English critic, poet, and essayist, died, 1834
First artificial comet made, 1984
Stephen Fuller Austin, namesake of Texas capital, died, 1836
Japanese planes bombed Manila, 1941
Propane gas explosion (Buffalo, New York - six killed), 1983
“Sweet Adeline” first sung, 1903
American Sociological Society held first annual meeting, 1906
USSR seized control of Afghanistan, 1979
Apollo 8 astronauts returned to earth after 10 moon orbits, 1968
“Hello Dolly!” closed on Broadway, 1970
Carry Nation, militant prohibitionist, smashed her first bar, 1900
Radio City Music Hall opened (New York), 1932
Foundation Stone of the Cathedral of Saint John laid (New York), 1892
Charles Darwin set out on a Pacific voyage, 1831
Hoagland Howard “Hoagie” Carmichael, actor and songwriter, died, 1981
Ether first used as anesthetic in childbirth, 1845