1964 Constellation (US) beats Sovereign (England) in 20th America's Cup

1964 Malta gains independence from Britain

1965 O Kommissarova (USSR) sets women's longest paracute jump (46,250')

1966 5" of rain falls on NYC

1970 "Monday Night Football" on ABC premiers (Browns beat Jets 31-21)

1970 Luna 16 leaves the Moon

1970 Monday Night Football, with Howard Cosell, Don Meredith and Keith Jackson calling the plays, makes its debut on ABC-TV.

1971 John Lennon & Yoko Ono are Dick Cavett's only guest

1972 Marcos declares martial law in the Philippines

1973 Dr. Henry Kissinger is confirmed by the US Senate as Secretary of State.

1974 Jacqueline Susann author of Valley of the Dolls, dies at 53 of cancer

1974 US Mariner 10 makes 2nd fly-by of Mercury

1974 Walter Brennan actor, dies at 80

1975 Thirteen die in coalmine gas explosion at Mt Kianga-Moura, Queensland.

1981 Belize gains independence from Britain (National Day)

1981 Sandra Day O'Connor is confirmed by the US Senate as the first female Supreme Court Justice.

1982 SF cable cars cease operations for 2 years of repairs

1982 STS-5 vehicle moves to launch pad

1984 NASA launches Galaxy-C

1985 Michael Spinks becomes first light heavyweight to defeat the reigning heavyweight champion, he defeats Larry Holmes

1988 Mike Tyson threatens a TV reporter in NJ

1989 Hurricane Hugo bashes Charleston, SC, with winds of up to 135 miles per hour, causing an estimated $8 billion in damage.

1989 Poland's Sejm (National Assembly) approves prime minister Mazowiecki

1991 Armenia votes on whether to remain in the Soviet Union

1996 John F. Kennedy, Jr. marries Carolyn Bessette on Cumberland Island, GA.

1997 A volcanic avalanche buries Montserrat's airport and flows into the Atlantic Ocean 5.5km away.

1999 A powerful earthquake shakes Taiwan, killing nearly 2500 people.

1792 France becomes a republic, abolishing its monarchy

1915 Stonehenge sold at auction for 6,600 pounds

1917 Latvia proclaims independence

1964 Malta becomes independent within the British Commonwealth

1993 The first ever meeting between the Pope and the Israeli Chief Rabii takes place

1756 The birth of John McAdam, Scottish road engineer after whom Tarmac is named

1866 The birth of H.G Wells, English writer

1948 The birth of Stephen King, US novelist

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