1946 28 former Jap leaders indicted in Tokyo as war criminals

1957 The first military nuclear power plant dedicated, Fort Belvoir Va

1961 ABC's "Wide World of Sports, debuts

1963 KRE-AM in Berkeley CA changes call letters to KPAT

1965 Earthquake hits Seattle; 5 die

1967 Aretha Franklin releases "Respect"

1971 Bill Graham closes down the Fillmore & Fillmore East

1971 Boeing receives contract for Mariner 10, Mercury exploration

1975 Operation Frequent Wind evacuation from Vietnam begins

1981 Phillie Steve Carlton strikes out his 3,000th batter

1983 Harold Washington sworn in as Chicago's first black mayor

1985 17th space shuttle mission (51-B)-Challenger 7 launched

1985 Tony Tubbs wins the WBA heavyweight boxing championship

1988 "60 Minutes" newscaster Diane Sawyer weds Mike Nichols

1988 Burt Reynolds & Loni Anderson marry

1991 Denison Mines to close uranium plant in Elliot Lake, putting 1000 out of work yup I owned the stock not a plan

1991 Environment Minister Jean Charest announces $100 million program to clean up toxic sites and contaminated waste dumps in the Arctic, most are from the US and Canadian military

1992 Voting ends on choice of Elvis stamps

1995 In Kitchener Ontario butchers finish making the world's longest sausage, with a length of 28.77 miles.

1429 The seige of Orleans is lifted by Joan of Arc

1852 First edition of Peter Roget's Thesaurus published

1913 The modern form of the zip fastener is patented

1945 The German armed foces in Italy surrender to the allies

1975 US Forces pull out of Vietnam

1854 The birth of Henri Poincare, French mathematician

1863 The birth of William Randolph Hearst, American publisher

1899 The birth of 'Duke' Ellington, US bandleader

1901 The birth of Emperor Hirohito of Japan

1907 The birth of Fred Zinneman, American director

1937 The birth of Saddam Hussein, Iraqi leader

1957 The birth of Daniel Day Lewis, British actor

1957 The birth of Michelle Pfeiffer, American film actress

2005 Apple Computer releases Mac OS X 10.4 "Tiger."

2006 Massive anti-war demonstrations and a mar down Broadway in New York City mark the third year of war in Iraq.

2006 The Global Night Commute takes place in over 130 cities around the world to promote the visibility of the Invisible Children in Uganda.

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