1878 Greece declares war on Turkey

1880 SS Strathleven arrives in London with first Australian frozen mutton

1882 Knights of Columbus forms in New Haven CT

1892 Bottle cap with cork seal patented by William Painter (Baltimore)

1894 US warship Kearsarge wrecked on Roncador Reef, near Solomon Island

1897 The Pennsylvania state capitol in Harrisburg is destroyed by fire.

1901 Female Army Nurse Corps established as a permanent organization

1912 Frederick R Law, parachutes from Statue of Liberty

1913 New York football Giants sign Jim Thorpe

1913 NYC's Grand Central Terminal opens

1919 Monarchist riot in Portugal

1920 Estonia declares its Independence from Russia

1920 France occupies (German) Memel territory

1920 Tarto/Dorpat peace treaty USSR recognizes Estonian independence

1922 James Joyce's "Ulysses" published in Paris (1,000 copies)

1923 Ethyl gasoline first marketed, Dayton OH

1923 US signs friendship treaty with Central American countries

1925 Dogsleds reach Nome with emergency diphtheria serum after 1000-km trip

1932 Al Capone sent to prison (Atlanta GA)

1932 Geneva disarmament conference begins with 60 countries

1933 2 days after becoming chancellor, Adolf Hitler dissolves Parliament

1933 Göring bans communist meetings/demonstrations in Germany

1934 Dutch Roman Catholic Bishops warn against fascism/Nazism

1935 Lie detector first used in court

1940 Frank Sinatra's singing debut in Indianapolis with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra

1942 Los Angeles Times urges security measures against Japanese-Americans

1942 US auto factories switch from commercial to war production

1943 Nazi troops surrender to Russian forces after the Battle of Stalingrad in WWII.

1943 The Germans surrender at Stalingrad.

1944 4th US marine division conquerors Roi, Marshall Islands

1944 Allied troops first set foot on Japanese territory

1945 Escape attempt at Mauthausen concentration camp

1948 President Truman urges congress to adopt a civil rights program

1949 Golfing champion Ben Hogan seriously injured in an auto accident

1949 The first 45 RPM record released can Rock and Roll be far behind

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