1433 - Sigismund is crowned Emperor of Rome
1859 - In London, Big Ben went into operation.
1879 - New York's Madison Square Garden opened.
1884 - Dr. John Harvey Kellogg patented "flaked cereal."
1889 - In Johnstown, Pennsylvania more than 2,200 people died after the South Fork Dam collapsed.
1900 - U.S. troops arrived in Peking to help put down the Boxer Rebellion
1902 - The Boer War ended between the Boers of South Africa and Great Britain with the Treaty of Vereeniging.
1907 - The first taxis arrived in New York City. They were the first in the United States.
1909 - The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) held its first conference.
1910 - The Union of South Africa was founded.
1915 - A German zeppelin made an air raid on London.
1947 - Communists seized control of Hungary.
1955 - The U.S. Supreme Court ordered that all states must end racial segregation "with all deliberate speed."
1961 - South Africa became an independent republic.
1979 - Zimbabwe proclaimed its independence.
Famous Birthdays:
1701 - Alexander Cruden, Author of the early Bible.
1819 - Walt Whitman, Poet, essayist, journalist, humanist
1923 - Prince Rainier III, Prince of Monaco
1930 - Clint Eastwood, Actor
1938 - Peter Yarrow, Musician
1943 - Joe Namath, American footballer
1948 - John Bonham, Musician (Led Zeppelin)
1950 - Gregory Harrison, Actor
1960 - Chris Elliot, Comedian
1965 - Brooke Shields, Actress
1976 - Colin Farrell, Actor
1981 - Jake Peavy, Baseball player
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