1954 US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak

1958 French settlers riot against French army in Algeria

1958 Jordan & Iraq form the Arab Federation

1958 Pierre Pflimlin forms French Government

1958 Rioters attack US Vice President Nixon in Venezuala

1960 The first launch of Delta satellite launching vehicle; it failed

1964 Organization and deployment of world's first all nuclear-powered task group, USS Enterprise, USS Long Beach, and USS Bainbridge, to Sixth Fleet

1965 Rolling Stones record "Satisfaction"

1965 Several Arab nations break ties with West Germany after it established diplomatic relations with Israel

1966 Federal education funding is denied to 12 school districts in the South because of violations of the 1964 Civil Rights Act

1966 Rolling Stones release "Paint it Black"

1967 Octagonal boxing ring is tested to avoid corner injuries

1968 1,000,000 French demonstrate against De Gaulle & Pompidou

1970 Beatles movie "Let it Be" premieres

1970 The Beatles movie Let It Be premieres today

1971 Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane seriously injured in a car accident

1975 Hail stones as large as tennis balls hit Wernerville TN

1975 Stanley Cup ; Philadelphia Flyers beat New York Islanders 4-3

1978 Joie Chitwood drives a Chevette 5.6 miles on just 2 wheels

1979 Shah & family sentenced to death in Teheran

1981 Dinamo Tbilisi wins 21st Europe Cup II

1981 Pope John Paul II shot, wounded by assailant in St Peter's Square

1982 Braniff Airlines files for bankruptcy

1982 Soyuz T-5 is launched-Berezovoi & Lebedev for 211 days in space

1982 Terri Lea Utley, (20), from Arkansas, crowned 31st Miss USA

1983 Reggie Jackson becomes the first major league baseball player to strike out 2,000 times

1985 Laura Elena Martinez-Herring, 21, (Texas), crowned 34th Miss USA

1985 Philadelphia Police bomb a house held by group "Move", kills 11

1987 Ajax wins 27th Europe Cup II

1989 Approximately 2,000 students begin hunger strike in Tiananmen Square, China

1989 Thousands of students stage a hunger strike in China's Tiananmen Square

1991 "Michael Jackson The Magic & the Madness" goes on sale

1991 Apple releases Macintosh System 7.0

1991 South African activist Winnie Mandela convicted of abducting 4 blacks

1992 Ajax wins 21st UEFA Cup

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