1960 Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee organizes at Shaw U

1961 Launching of first nuclear-powered frigate, USS Bainbridge, at Quincy, MA

1962 USS Princeton brought first Marine helicopters to Vietnam. This was first Marine advisory unit to arrive in South Vietnam.

1966 The Rolling Stones release "Aftermath"

1969 North Korean aircraft shoots down Navy EC-121 reconnaissance aircraft over the Sea of Japan

1971 43rd Academy Awards presented

1974 Military coup in Niger

1975 C Torres discovers asteroid #2784 Domeyko

1975 First appearance of the San Diego Chicken

1978 43 die as 2 express trains collide head-on south of Bologna, Italy

1980 E Bowell discovers asteroid #3041 Webb

1980 Raymond Bailey actor (Mr Drysdale-Beverly Hillbillies), dies at 75

1982 A Mrkos discovers asteroid #3257

1982 Apollo Computer announces DN400, DN420, & landscape display

1983 Rodolfo Hoyos actor (Luis-Viva Valdez), dies at 68

1983 Tokyo Disneyland opens

1985 Challenger moves to launch pad

1985 E Bowell discovers asteroids #3527 McCord & #3663

1985 Geoff Smith wins his 2nd straight Boston Marathon

1986 Operation Eldorado Canyon, Navy aircraft from USS America (CV-66) and USS Coral Sea (CV-43) attack Libya in conjunction with USAF aircraft after Libya linked to terrorist bombing of West

1986 Tim McIntire actor (Bob Younger-Legend of Jesse James), dies at 42

1986 US air raids Libya, respondings to La Belle disco, Berlin bombing

1989 95 crushed to death at Sheffield Soccer Stadium in England

1989 Hu Yaobang general sec of Chinese Commnist Party, dies

1989 South African/British Olympic runner Zola Budd marries

1989 Then largest lottery in North America ($69M) drawn in Illinois

1990 "In Living Color" premiers on FOX-TV

1990 Greta Garbo actress, dies at 84

1991 David Lean director (Dr Zhivago, Lawrence of Arabia), dies at 83

1991 Former child actor Adam Rich charged with burglarly

1991 Maximum NY State unemployment benefits raised to $280 per week

1992 Billionaire Leona Helmsly is sent to jail for tax evasion

1992 Jay Leno's final appearance as permanent guest host of Tonight

1992 Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx loses its accreditation

1992 NY Islander, Al Arbour, coaches the most NHL games (1,438)

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