1979 Robert is born
1980 Titan II missile explosion (Damascus, AR)
1981 Satellites China 10 & 11 launched into Earth orbit by B-1 rocket
1981 Simon & Garfunkel reunite for a NYC Central Park concert
1982 Streetcars stop running on Market St after 122 years of service
1983 St Christopher-Nevis gains independence from Britain (Nat'l Day)
1985 9,500 die in Mexico's earthquake (6.9)
1986 Federal health officals announce AZT will be available to AIDS patients
1988 Israel launches first satellite, for secret military reconnaissance
1989 Appeals court restores America's Cup to US after NY Supreme Court gave it to New Zealand (NZ protested US's use of a catamaran)
1989 Chase Manhattan Discovery Center at Brooklyn Botanic Garden opens
1992 Joint Task Force Marianas stands down after providing assistance to Guam after Typhoon Omar
1995 The Washington Post publishes the "Unabomber's Manifesto"
1928 Walt Disney's 'Steamboat Willie', with Mickey Mouse, shown for the first time
1989 Vietnamese troops withdraw from Cambodia
1991 UN allows Iraq to begin selling oil again, after the Gulf War ban
1839 The birth of George Cadbury, English founder of 'Cadburys' chocolates
1948 The birth of Jeremy Irons, English born film actor
1949 The birth of Twiggy, English model and actress
2005 North Korea agrees to stop building nuclear weapons in exchange for aid and cooperation.
2006 Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra of Thailand declares a state of emergency in Bangkok as members of the Royal Thai Army stage a coup d'état. The army announces the removal of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra from power.
2006 A memorial service for recently deceased Australian personality Steve Irwin takes place at Australia Zoo, Queensland, Australia. The service is broadcast across Australia and other parts of the world.
2007 Typhoon Wipha hits Fuding, China. Authorities had evacuated over two million people prior to the storm's landfall.
2007 Typhoon Hagupit kills 17 in China, 8 in the Philippines, 1 in Taiwan, and 41 in Vietnam.
2008 Typhoon Hagupit kills 17 in China, 8 in the Philippines, 1 in Taiwan, and 41 in Vietnam.
