Birth anniversary of 18th president of the US, Ulysses S. Grant (1822-85).
Birth anniversary of Coretta Scott King (1927-2006).
Happy Birthday! Sheena Easton, Sally Hawkins, Casey Kasem
1521 - Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan was killed by natives in the Philippines.
1861 - U.S. President Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus.
1880 - Francis Clarke and M.G. Foster patented the electrical hearing aid.
1965 - "Pampers" were patented by R.C. Duncan.
1967 - In Montreal, Prime Minister Lester Pearson lighted a flame to open Expo 67.
1975 - Saigon was encircled by North Vietnamese troops.
1978 - Pro-Soviet Marxists seized control of Afghanistan.
1982 - The trial of John W. Hinckley Jr. began in Washington. Hinckley was later acquitted by reason of insanity for the shooting of U.S. President Reagan and three others.
1989 - Student protestors took over Tiananmen Square in Beijing.
1992 - Russia and 12 other former Soviet republics won entry into the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
2005 - The A380, the world's largest jetliner, completed its maiden flight. The passenger capability was 840.
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