1964 Revolution overthrows Sultan of Zanzibar, 1 month after independence

1965 "Hullabaloo" premieres on NBC-TV

1966 12 day New York City NY transit strike ends

1966 Adam West and Burt Ward star as the Dynamic Duo in Batman, which makes its colorful, action-packed debut on ABC-TV.

1966 LBJ says US should stay in S Vietnam until communist aggression ends

1967 Louisville KY, draft board refuses exemption for boxer Muhammad Ali

1968 Beatles Film Production Ltd changes name to Apple Film Production Ltd

1968 Nighttime version of "Hollywood Squares" premieres on NBC TV

1970 Biafran War ends, Biafra surrenders to Nigeria

1970 Boeing 747 makes its maiden voyage

1971 "All in the Family" premieres on CBS featuring the first " toilet flush" on TV

1971 Congressional Black Caucus organizes

1971 Fed grand jury indicts Reverand Philip Berrigan &5 others, including a nun &2 priests, on charges of plotting to kidnap Henry Kissinger

1973 Yassar Arafat is re-elected to lead the Palestinian Liberation Organization.

1974 "Joker" by Steve Miller Band peaks at #1

1974 Libya &Tunisia announces they are merging as "Islamic Arab Republic"

1975 Chrysler Corp offers first car rebates

1976 UN Security Council votes 11-1 to seat Palestine Liberation Organization

1977 Anti-French demonstrations takes place in Israel after Paris released Abu Daoud, responsible 1972 Munich massacre of Israeli athletes

1977 Via Rail Canada is incorporated to operate inter-city passenger rail service.

1979 6th American Music Award Barry Manilow, Linda Ronstadt win

1979 Los Angeles's Hillside Strangler, Kenneth Bianchi, arrested in Bellingham

1979 Record blizzard struck midwest killing over 100

1981 "Dynasty", a prime time soap opera inspired by Dallas, starring Joan Collins, premieres on ABC-TV

1981 -35ºF (-37ºC), Chester, Massachusetts (state record)

1986 24th space shuttle (61-C) mission-Columbia 7-launched

1987 Britain's Prince Edward resigns from his Royal Marines training

1989 6 claim to survive in rubble, 35 days after Armenian quake (hoax)

1989 Idi Amin expelled from Zaire

1990 Civil Rights activist Reverand Al Sharpton is stabbed in Bensonhurst Brooklyn

1990 Romania bans Communist party

1991 Congress gives the go-ahead to U.S. military action against Iraq in Operation Desert Storm.

1991 Key Luke, movie and TV actor best known as "Number One Son" in numerous Charlie Chan movies, dies of a stroke at age 86.

1991 Melvin Stewart swims world record 200 meter butterfly (1 55.69)

1992 Algeria's General elections canceled after strong gains by Islamic Salvation Front in the first round

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