First pontiff to visit South America (Pope Paul VI), 1968
Battle of Bosworth, 1485
Statue of Felix Dzerzhinsky (KGB founder) dismantled, 1991
CDC 6600 introduced, 1963
Michael Collins, founder of Irish Republican Army, killed, 1922
King Richard III died, 1485
Beatles arrived in New York for a concert at Shea Stadium, 1966
Battle of Stalingrad began, 1942
Nolan Ryan threw his 5,000th strikeout (Rickey Henderson), 1989
Wallpaper printing press patented, 1822
First US president to ride in an automobile (Teddy Roosevelt), 1902
Henry VII became English Sovereign, 1485
Presidential custom of sending written notes to US Senate began, 1789
Nat Turner led an uprising of blacks, 1831
First America’s Cup (then known as the “Hundred Guinea Cup”) won, 1851
James Thomas Farrell, American author, died, 1979
Disposable can for dispensing liquids under pressure patented (J.S. Kahn), 1939
Jomo Kenyatta, father of modern Kenya, died, 1978
First black tennis player accepted in national competition (Althea Gibson), 1950
Fumes from Lake Nios, Cameroon killed 1734 people, 1986
US Consumer Price Index announced to be unchanged (first time in 13 years), 1980
St. Columba reported seeing a monster in Loch Ness, 565