1983 Vanessa Williams of NY became first black Miss America

1984 Brian Mulroney sworn in as Canada's 18th PM succeeding John Turner

1985 Soyuz T-14 carries 3 cosmonauts to Salyut 7 space station

1987 Phila celebrates 200th anniversary of the Constitution

1989 Hurricane Hugo begins 4 day sweep through Caribbean, killing 62

1989 NYC court of appeals overturns lower court decision and returns America's Cup back to the US (from New Zealand)

1990 Newspaper Guild votes 242-35 to keep NY Post publishing

1990 Soviet Union and Saudi Arabia restore diplomatic ties

1991 North and South Korea joins the UNsep18

1787 The Constitution of the United States of America is signed

1900 A federation of six colonies becomes the Commonwealth of Australia

1910 First ever flight over the Alps

1931 First long playing record demonstrated in New York

1978 A meeting between Egyptian and Israeli leaders creates a framework for Middle East peace

1931 The birth of Anne Bancroft, American film actress

1948 The birth of John Ritter, American comedy film actor

2005 Helen Clark, leader of the Labour Party is re-elected for a third term in the New Zealand general election

2006 The Alliance for Sweden claims victory in the Swedish general election, 2006.

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