*1315* Swiss soldiers ambush and slaughter invading Austrians in the battle of Morgarten.
*1533* The explorer Francisco Pizarro enters Cuzco, Peru.
*1626* The Pilgrim Fathers, who have settled in New Plymouth, buy out their London investors.
*1777* The Articles of Confederation, instituting perpetual union of the United States of America, are adopted by Congress.
*1805* Meriwether Lewis, William Clark and their party reach the mouth of the Columbia River, completing their trek to the Pacific.
*1806* Explorer Zebulon Pike discovers the Colorado Peak that bears his name, despite the fact that he didn't climb it.
*1864* Union Major General William T. Sherman's troops set fires that destroy much of Atlanta's industrial district prior to beginning Sherman's March to the Sea .
*1881* The American Federation of Labor is founded.
*1909* M. Metrot takes off in a Voisin biplane from Algiers, making the first manned flight in Africa.
*1917* Kerensky flees and Bolsheviks take command in Moscow.
*1920* Forty-one nations open the first League of Nations session in Geneva..
*1922* It is announced that Dr. Alexis Carrel has discovered white corpuscles.
*1930* General strikes and riots paralyze Madrid, Spain.
*1937* Eighteen lawsuits are brought against the Tennessee Valley Authority, calling for its dissolution.
*1942* An American fleet defeats a Japanese naval force in a clash off Guadalcanal.
*1946* The 17th Paris Air Show opens at the Grand Palais des Champs-Elysees. It is the first show of this kind since World War II.
*1952* Newark Airport in New Jersey reopens after closing earlier in the year because of an increase in accidents.
*1957* Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev asserts Soviet superiority in missiles, challenging the United States to a rocket-range shooting match.
*1960* The first submarine with nuclear missiles, USS George Washington, takes to sea from Charleston, South Carolina.
*1962* Cuba threatens to down U.S. planes on reconnaissance flights over its territory.
*1963* Argentina voids all foreign oil contracts.
*1965* In the second day of combat, regiments of the 1st Cavalry Division battle on Landing Zones X-Ray against North Vietnamese forces in the Ia Drang Valley.
*1976* A Syrian peace force takes control of Beirut, Lebanon.
*1984* Baby Fae dies 20 days after receiving a baboon heart transplant in Loma Linda, California.
*1985* Anglo-Irish Agreement signed by British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Irish Taoiseach Garret Fitzgerald.
*1988* Palestinian National Council proclaims an independent State of Palestine.
*1990* People's Republic of Bulgaria replaced by a new republican government.
*2007* Cyclone Sidr strikes Bangladesh, killing an estimated 5,000 people.
*1533* The explorer Francisco Pizarro enters Cuzco, Peru.
*1626* The Pilgrim Fathers, who have settled in New Plymouth, buy out their London investors.
*1777* The Articles of Confederation, instituting perpetual union of the United States of America, are adopted by Congress.
*1805* Meriwether Lewis, William Clark and their party reach the mouth of the Columbia River, completing their trek to the Pacific.
*1806* Explorer Zebulon Pike discovers the Colorado Peak that bears his name, despite the fact that he didn't climb it.
*1864* Union Major General William T. Sherman's troops set fires that destroy much of Atlanta's industrial district prior to beginning Sherman's March to the Sea .
*1881* The American Federation of Labor is founded.
*1909* M. Metrot takes off in a Voisin biplane from Algiers, making the first manned flight in Africa.
*1917* Kerensky flees and Bolsheviks take command in Moscow.
*1920* Forty-one nations open the first League of Nations session in Geneva..
*1922* It is announced that Dr. Alexis Carrel has discovered white corpuscles.
*1930* General strikes and riots paralyze Madrid, Spain.
*1937* Eighteen lawsuits are brought against the Tennessee Valley Authority, calling for its dissolution.
*1942* An American fleet defeats a Japanese naval force in a clash off Guadalcanal.
*1946* The 17th Paris Air Show opens at the Grand Palais des Champs-Elysees. It is the first show of this kind since World War II.
*1952* Newark Airport in New Jersey reopens after closing earlier in the year because of an increase in accidents.
*1957* Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev asserts Soviet superiority in missiles, challenging the United States to a rocket-range shooting match.
*1960* The first submarine with nuclear missiles, USS George Washington, takes to sea from Charleston, South Carolina.
*1962* Cuba threatens to down U.S. planes on reconnaissance flights over its territory.
*1963* Argentina voids all foreign oil contracts.
*1965* In the second day of combat, regiments of the 1st Cavalry Division battle on Landing Zones X-Ray against North Vietnamese forces in the Ia Drang Valley.
*1976* A Syrian peace force takes control of Beirut, Lebanon.
*1984* Baby Fae dies 20 days after receiving a baboon heart transplant in Loma Linda, California.
*1985* Anglo-Irish Agreement signed by British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Irish Taoiseach Garret Fitzgerald.
*1988* Palestinian National Council proclaims an independent State of Palestine.
*1990* People's Republic of Bulgaria replaced by a new republican government.
*2007* Cyclone Sidr strikes Bangladesh, killing an estimated 5,000 people.
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