1883- “Treasure Island” by Robert Louis Stevenson is first published as a book by Cassell & Co.
1896 – Power plant at Niagara Falls begins operation.
1910 – First airplane flight from the deck of a ship in Norfolk, Virginia.
1927 – World’s largest gas tank, located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, explodes, killing 28 people.
1935 – President Franklin Roosevelt proclaims Philippine Islands a free commonwealth.
1942 – United States and Japan engage in sea battle at Savo Island in Guadalcanal.
1943 – Chicago Bears quarterback Sid Luckman passes for seven touchdowns in a 56-7 win against the New York Giants.
1945 – Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse’s “State of the Union” play premieres in New York City.
1957 – Dick Hutton beats Lou Thesz in Toronto to become the NWA wrestling champion.
1960 – Ray Charles’ single “Georgia On My Mind” reaches #1.
1965 – United States government sends 90,000 soldiers to Vietnam.
1972 – Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 1,000 for first time at 1003.16.
1981 – Second NASA Space Shuttle Mission: Columbia 2 returns to Earth.
1986 – Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) imposes a record $100 million penalty against Ivan Boesky for insider trading.
1991 – American and British authorities announce indictments against two Libyan intelligence officials for the downing of Pan Am Flight 103.
1997 – Disney’s “Lion King” sets a Broadway record of $2.7 million in daily sales.
2002 – Argentina defaults on an $805 million World Bank payment.
2008 – Eurozone officially slips into recession for the first time since its creation in 1999, pushed down by recessions in Germany and Italy.
2018 – Large impact crater, 19 miles wide, from an iron meteorite identified under Hiawatha Glacier in Greenland.
2022 – Grammy Award winner Roberta Flack reveals she is suffering from ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) and is no longer able to sing.
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