1606 - Guy Fawkes was executed after being
convicted for his role in the "Gunpowder Plot"
against the English Parliament and King James I. 1747 - The first clinic specializing in the treatment
of venereal diseases was opened at London Dock
Hospital. 1858 - The Great Eastern, the five-funnelled
steamship designed by Brunel, was launched at
Millwall. 1865 - In America, General Robert E. Lee was
named general-in-chief of the Confederate armies. 1865 - The 13th Amendment to the U.S.
Constitution was passed by the U.S. House of
Representatives. It was ratified by the necessary
number of states on December 6, 1865. The
amendment abolished slavery in the United
States. 1876 - All Native American Indians were ordered
to move into reservations. 1893 - The trademark "Coca-Cola" was first registered in the United States Patent Office. 1917 - Germany announced its policy of
unrestricted submarine warfare. 1929 - The USSR exiled Leon Trotsky. He found
asylum in Mexico. 1930 - U.S. Navy Lt. Ralph S. Barnaby became the first glider pilot to have his craft released from a
dirigible, a large blimp, at Lakehurst, NJ. 1934 - Jim Londos defeated Joe Savoldi in a one-
fall match in Chicago, IL. The crowd of 20,000 was one of the largest crowds to see a wrestling
match. 1936 - The radio show "The Green Hornet"
debuted. 1940 - The first Social Security check was issued
by the U.S. Government. 1944 - During World War II, U.S. forces invaded Kwajalein Atoll and other areas of the Japanese-
held Marshall Islands. 1945 - Private Eddie Slovik became the only U.S. soldier since the U.S. Civil War to be executed for desertion. 1946 - A new constitution in Yugoslavia created
six constituent republics (Serbia, Montenegro,
Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia)
subordinated to a central authority, on the model
of the USSR. 1949 - The first TV daytime soap opera was
broadcast from NBC's station in Chicago, IL. It was "These Are My Children." 1950 - U.S. President Truman announced that he had ordered development of the hydrogen bomb. 1958 - Explorer I was put into orbit around the
earth. It was the first U.S. earth satellite. 1960 - Julie Andrews, Henry Fonda, Rex Harrison
and Jackie Gleason, appeared in a two-hour TV
special entitled "The Fabulous ’50s". 1971 - Astronauts Alan B. Shepard Jr., Edgar D.
Mitchell and Stuart A. Roosa blasted off aboard
Apollo 14 on a mission to the moon. 1971 - Telephone service between East and West
Berlin was re-established after 19 years. 1982 - Sandy Duncan gave her final performance
as "Peter Pan" in Los Angeles, CA. She completed 956 performances without missing a show. 1983 - The wearing of seat belts in cars became
compulsory in Britain. 1983 - JCPenney announced plans to spend in
excess of $1 billion over the next five years to
modernize stores and to accelerate a
repositioning program. 1985 - The final Jeep rolled off the assembly line
at the AMC plant in Toledo, OH. 1990 - McDonald's Corp. opened its first fast-food
restaurant in Moscow, Russia. 1995 - U.S. President Clinton invoked presidential emergency authority to provide a
$20 billion loan to Mexico to stabilize its economy. 1996 - In Columbo, Sri Lanka, a truck was
rammed into the gates of the Central Bank. The
truck filled with explosives killed at least 86 and
injured 1,400. 2000 - John Rocker (Atlanta Braves) was
suspended from major league baseball for
disparaging foreigners, homosexuals and
minorities in an interview published by Sports Illustrated. 2000 - An Alaska Airlines jet crashed into the
ocean off Southern California. All 88 people on board were killed. 2001 - A Scottish court in the Netherlands
convicted one Libyan and acquitted a second in
the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over
Lockerbie, Scotland, that occurred in 1988. 2005 - Keanu Reeves received a star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame.
convicted for his role in the "Gunpowder Plot"
against the English Parliament and King James I. 1747 - The first clinic specializing in the treatment
of venereal diseases was opened at London Dock
Hospital. 1858 - The Great Eastern, the five-funnelled
steamship designed by Brunel, was launched at
Millwall. 1865 - In America, General Robert E. Lee was
named general-in-chief of the Confederate armies. 1865 - The 13th Amendment to the U.S.
Constitution was passed by the U.S. House of
Representatives. It was ratified by the necessary
number of states on December 6, 1865. The
amendment abolished slavery in the United
States. 1876 - All Native American Indians were ordered
to move into reservations. 1893 - The trademark "Coca-Cola" was first registered in the United States Patent Office. 1917 - Germany announced its policy of
unrestricted submarine warfare. 1929 - The USSR exiled Leon Trotsky. He found
asylum in Mexico. 1930 - U.S. Navy Lt. Ralph S. Barnaby became the first glider pilot to have his craft released from a
dirigible, a large blimp, at Lakehurst, NJ. 1934 - Jim Londos defeated Joe Savoldi in a one-
fall match in Chicago, IL. The crowd of 20,000 was one of the largest crowds to see a wrestling
match. 1936 - The radio show "The Green Hornet"
debuted. 1940 - The first Social Security check was issued
by the U.S. Government. 1944 - During World War II, U.S. forces invaded Kwajalein Atoll and other areas of the Japanese-
held Marshall Islands. 1945 - Private Eddie Slovik became the only U.S. soldier since the U.S. Civil War to be executed for desertion. 1946 - A new constitution in Yugoslavia created
six constituent republics (Serbia, Montenegro,
Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia)
subordinated to a central authority, on the model
of the USSR. 1949 - The first TV daytime soap opera was
broadcast from NBC's station in Chicago, IL. It was "These Are My Children." 1950 - U.S. President Truman announced that he had ordered development of the hydrogen bomb. 1958 - Explorer I was put into orbit around the
earth. It was the first U.S. earth satellite. 1960 - Julie Andrews, Henry Fonda, Rex Harrison
and Jackie Gleason, appeared in a two-hour TV
special entitled "The Fabulous ’50s". 1971 - Astronauts Alan B. Shepard Jr., Edgar D.
Mitchell and Stuart A. Roosa blasted off aboard
Apollo 14 on a mission to the moon. 1971 - Telephone service between East and West
Berlin was re-established after 19 years. 1982 - Sandy Duncan gave her final performance
as "Peter Pan" in Los Angeles, CA. She completed 956 performances without missing a show. 1983 - The wearing of seat belts in cars became
compulsory in Britain. 1983 - JCPenney announced plans to spend in
excess of $1 billion over the next five years to
modernize stores and to accelerate a
repositioning program. 1985 - The final Jeep rolled off the assembly line
at the AMC plant in Toledo, OH. 1990 - McDonald's Corp. opened its first fast-food
restaurant in Moscow, Russia. 1995 - U.S. President Clinton invoked presidential emergency authority to provide a
$20 billion loan to Mexico to stabilize its economy. 1996 - In Columbo, Sri Lanka, a truck was
rammed into the gates of the Central Bank. The
truck filled with explosives killed at least 86 and
injured 1,400. 2000 - John Rocker (Atlanta Braves) was
suspended from major league baseball for
disparaging foreigners, homosexuals and
minorities in an interview published by Sports Illustrated. 2000 - An Alaska Airlines jet crashed into the
ocean off Southern California. All 88 people on board were killed. 2001 - A Scottish court in the Netherlands
convicted one Libyan and acquitted a second in
the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over
Lockerbie, Scotland, that occurred in 1988. 2005 - Keanu Reeves received a star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame.
