1965 Lava flows kill at least 350 (Taal Phillipines)

1967 Walter Washington elected first mayor of Washington, DC

1968 Alberto Giolani of Italy roller skates record 23.133 miles in 1 hr

1968 Beatles' "Hey Jude," single goes #1 &stays #1 for 9 weeks

1970 Intrepid (US) beats Gretel II (Aust) in 22nd America's Cup

1972 Japan &Communist China agree to re-establish diplomatic relations

1974 First lady Betty Ford undergoes a radical mastectomy

1974 John Lennon appears as guest dj on WNEW-FM (NYC)

1976 Muhammad Ali retains heavyweight boxing championship in a close 15-round decision over Ken Norton at Yankee Stadium

1978 Israeli Knesset endorses Camp David accord

1979 Larry Holmes (retain championship) KOs Earnie Shavers in 11 rounds

1980 Jaromir Wagner is first to fly the Atlantic standing on the wing

1981 Joseph Paul Franklin, avowed racist, sentenced to life imprisonment for killing 2 black joggers in Salt Lake City

1982 NASA launches Intelsat V

1982 The first reports appear of death from cyanide-laced Tylenol capsules

1983 STS-9 vehicle moves to launch pad

1985 NASA launches Intelsat VA

1986 Record 23,000 start in a marathon (Mexico City)

1988 Bronx Museum for the Arts opens

1990 Marvin Gaye gets a star on Hollywood's walk of fame

1996 Iron Road Railways, under the name Quebec Southern Railway commences operation over the following former CP lines in Quebec Lennoxville - St-Jean Brookport - Wells River (VT) Farnham - Ste-Rosalie Jct Farnham - Stanbridge

1745 The British national anthem, God Save The King, sung for the first time

1794 Britain, Austria and Russia form alliance against France

1803 The birth of Prosper Merimee, French writer

1916 The birth of Peter Finch, English film actor

1934 The birth of Brigit Bardot, French born film actress

2005 American politician Tom DeLay is indicted on charges of criminal conspiracy by a Texas grand jury.

2006 After 40 years of development, Suvarnabhumi Airport, opens in Bangkok, Thailand replacing Don Mueang International Airport as Bangkok's primary airport for commercial flights.

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