1897 Harbor Hospital formally opens
1905 Part of Angel Island allocated for Immigration Detention Center
1911 Nan Aspinwall is first woman to make solo transcontin. trip by horse
1919 Pres Wilson returns to NYC from Versailles Peace Conference
1923 Harding becomes first sitting president to visit Alaska
1932 Depression low point of Dow Jones Industrial Average, 41.22
1932 G Neujmin discovers asteroid #1255 Schilowa
1933 Public Works Administration becomes effective
1936 C Jackson discovers asteroid #1949 Messina
1944 Naval bombardment of Guam begins.
1947 Demolition begins in NYC for UN HQ building
1950 Gen Douglas MacArthur named commander-in-chief, UN forces in Korea
1950 Leroy Deans awarded first Order of Purple Heart in Korea
1961 Portuguese steamer "Save" breaks up off Mozambique, 227 die
1967 Billie Jean King concludes Wimbeldon sweep (singles, doubles & mix)
1969 Thor Heyerdahl & reed raft Ra II land in Barbados 57 days from Morocco
1969 US troop withdrawal begins in Vietnam
1975 Pres Ford announced hell seek Republican nomination for pres
1975 Quake damages over 2,000 temples in Pagan, Burma. 20-foot-high seated Buddha of Thandawgya decapitated
1977 Sabra Starr finishes longest recorded belly dance (100 hrs)
1978 Bjorn Borg of Sweden won 3rd consecutive title at Wimbledon
1978 Pioneer-Venus 2 Multi-probe launched to Venus
1978 The Naval Air Test and Evaluation Museum at NAS Patuxent River opened its doors to the public for the first time
1979 Voyager 2 takes first ever photo of Jupiter's satellite Adrastea (J14)
1980 The Navy terminated its support operations at Key West for the Cuban refugees
