1961 The first episode for "The Dick Van Dyke Show" is filmed

1966 Indira Gandhi elected India's 3rd prime minister

1966 Neil Simon, Coleman & Fields' musical "Sweet Charity," premieres

1966 Sir Robert Menzies retires after more than 16 years as Australia's prime minister.

1968 A C-130 Hercules of VR-24 and helicopters from NAF Sigonella delivered food, clothing and medicine to the west coast of Sicily to aid some 40,000 persons made homeless by an earthquake in the region of Montevago.

1970 Dutch bishop says he is in favor of married priest

1970 Nixon nominates G Harold Carswell to Supreme Court (fails)

1970 UCLA fires Angela Davis for being a communist

1971 "No, No Nanette" opens at 46th St Theater New York City NY for 861 performances

1971 Beatles' Helter Skelter is played at the Charles Manson trial

1972 Sandy Koufax, Yogi Berra, & Early Wynn elected to Hall of Fame

1974 Belgium government of Leburton falls

1975 China published a new constitution that adopted the precepts and policies of Mao Tse-tung.

1977 On his last day as U.S. President, Gerald Ford pardons Iva Toguri D'Aquino, better known to U.S. troops as Tokyo Rose, from her acts of treason during WWII.

1977 World's largest crowd-12.7 million-for Indian religious festival

1978 Eddie Mathews elected to Hall of Fame

1978 Judge William H Webster appointed head of FBI

1979 John N Mitchell (former AG) released on parole from federal prison

1981 Iran agrees in principle to the release of 52 Americans held hostage for more than 14 months.

1981 Muhammad Ali talks a despondent 21 year old out of committing suicide

1981 US & Iran sign agreement to release 52 American hostages

1982 Australia-West Indies one-day game that produced a Privy Council libel case

1982 Heater explodes at Star Elementary School-Oklahoma, kills 6 kids & teacher

1983 Klaus Barbie, SS chief of Lyon in Nazi-France, arrested in Bolivia

1985 "Born In The USA" by Bruce Springsteen peaked at #9

1985 4 die in a car & train crash in Buda IL

1986 Israeli premier Simon Peres visits Netherlands

1986 Spain recognizes Israel

1987 Guy Hunt becomes Alabama's first Republican governor since 1874

1988 "48 Hours" premieres on CBS-TV

1989 President Reagan pardons George Steinbrenner for illegal funds for Nixon

1990 Arthur J. Goldberg, former Supreme Court justice, and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, is found dead in his Washington, D.C. apartment at age 81.

1990 Test debut of Mushtaq Ahmed, vs Australia at Adelaide

1991 48th Golden Globes Dances with Wolves

1991 Jumbo Tsuruta beats Stan Hansen to win All Japan Triple Crown title

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