1948 John J Persing US General (WW I), dies at 87

1948 Pres Truman nominated for another term

1949 Czech tennis stars Jaroslav Drobny & Vladimir Cernik, defect to US

1950 K Reinmuth discovers asteroid #1750 Eckert

1952 The first transatlantic helicopter flight begins

1954 The first commercial jet transport plane built in US tested (Boeing 707)

1957 George Cleveland actor (Grampa-Lassie), dies at 74

1958 Julia Lennon mother of Beatle John, dies in an auto accident

1958 Pres Eisenhower sends US troops to Lebanon; they stay 3 months

1963 Paul McCartney is fined œ17 for speeding

1964 Barry M Goldwater (Sen-R-Az) nominated for president by Republicans

1965 US scientists display close-up photos of Mars from Mariner IV

1968 "One Life to Live" premieres on TV

1970 Denmark beats Italy 2-0 in first world female soccer championship

1971 Pres Nixon announces he would visit People's Rep of China

1973 Ray Davies, announces retirement from Kinks then attempts suicide

1975 Soyuz 19 & Apollo 18 launched; rendezvous 2 days later

1976 36-hr kidnap of 26 schoolchildren & their bus driver in Calif

1980 Eddie Jackson comedian (Jimmy Durante Show), dies at 84

1982 Body of Wendy Caulfield, first Green River victim, found near Seattle

1982 Columbia flies to Kennedy Space Center via Dyess AFB, Texas

1982 Senate confirms George Shultz as 60th sec of state by vote of 97-0

1982 Wendy Caulfield first Green River victim, found near Seattle

1983 8 killed, 54 wounded, by Armenian extremists bomb at Orly, France

1983 Eddie Foy Jr actor (Eddie-Fair Exchange), dies of cancer at 78

1986 Benny Rubin actor/comedian (Benny Rubin Show), dies at 87

1986 Florence Halop actress (Florence-Night Court), dies at 63

1987 John Poindexter testifies at Iran-Contra hearings

1988 Eleanor Estes author (Ginger Pye, Moffats), dies at 82

1990 Troy Dixon rapper (Trouble T-Roy of Heavy D), dies at 22 from a fall

1991 Bert Convy actor (Snoop Sisters, Win Lose or Draw), dies at 57

1991 US troops leave northern Iraq

1795 The 'Marseillaise' is adopted as the French national anthem

1799 Discovery of the Rosetta Stone, which will yield better understanding of the ancient egyptian language.

1916 American airline manufacturer Pacific Aero Products (later renamed Boeing), opens its doors.

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