1961 England applies for membership in the European Common Market

1966 Daylight meteor seen from Utah to Canada. Only known case of a meteor entering the Earth's atmosphere & leaving it again

1966 First lunar orbiter launched by US

1966 In daylight, a meteor flashes across the sky from Utah to Canada; only known case of a meteor skipping through the Earth's atmosphere and leaving it again.

1966 In Ottawa Ontario, the Heron Road Bridge over the Rideau River and Canal collapses, killing 9 construction workers and injuring 80.

1973 First BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) train travels in San Francisco

1977 Postal employee David Berkowitz arrested in Yonkers, NY, accused of being "Son of Sam" the 44 caliber killer

1980 Allen, the most powerful hurricane in Caribbean hits Brownsville, Tx

1981 Coca-Cola Bottling Co agrees to pump $34 million into black business

1981 The Richard Nixon Museum in San Clemente closes

1985 Michael Jackson buys ATV Music (every Beatle songs) for $47 million

1988 In the Solomon Islands 2 events about 10 seconds apart. One person killed and about 100 homes washed away in 13 villages

1988 UN estimates Asia's population hit 3 billion

1990 US's Magellan spacecraft lands on Venus

1993 In the South Island, New Zealand a 7.0 earthquake was centered about 130 kilometers west of Queenstown

1846 Smithsonian Institution founded in the United States

1782 The birth of Charles James Napier, British general

1874 The birth of Herbert Hoover, Former (31st) President of the US

1928 The birth of James Dean, American film actor

2006 London Metropolitan Police make 21 arrests in connection to an apparent terrorist plot that involved aircraft traveling from the United Kingdom to the United States. New TSA regulations are put into effect.

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