Year : 1785
Events : John Walter publishes 1st issue of London Times
Year : 1869
Events : National convention of black leaders meets in Washington DC
Year : 1888
Events : National Geographic Society founded (Washington DC)
Year : 1894
Events : Revolution in Sicily crushed by government troops
Year : 1906
Events : 1st radio set advertised (Telimco for $ 7.50 in Scientific American)
Year : 1911
Events : South Africa's 1st win over Australia, at Adelaide in cricket
Year : 1915
Events : Earthquake in Avezzano Italy kills 30,000
Year : 1920
Events : New York Times editorial (Falsely) reports rockets can never fly
Year : 1927
Events : US & Mexico battle over oil interests
Year : 1930
Events : "Mickey Mouse" comic strip 1st appears
Year : 1943
Events : Hitler declares "Total War"
Year : 1958
Events : US newspaper "Daily Worker" ceases publication
Year : 1966
Events : US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
Year : 1969
Events : Beatles release "Yellow Submarine" album
Year : 1979
Events : Charlie Daniels hosts the Volunteer Jam
Year : 1979
Events : YMCA files libel suit against Village People's YMCA song
Year : 1983
Events : AMA urges ban on boxing cites Muhammad Ali's deteriorating condition
Year : 1986
Events : NCCA institutes eligibility requirement based on college exams
Year : 1987
Events : W German police arrest Mohammed Ali Hamadi, suspect in 1985 hijacking
Year : 1989
Events : "Friday the 13th" virus strikes hundreds of IBM computers in Britain
Year : 1989
Events : Ruins of Mashkan-shapir (occupied 2050-1720 BC) found in Iraq
Year : 1989
Events : Computers across Britain hit by "Friday the 13th" virus
Year : 1990
Events : 1st elected US black governor inaugurated (Douglas Wilder-Virginia)
Year : 1993
Events : STS-54 (endeavour) launches into orbit
Year : 1994
Events : Italian government of Ciampi resigns
Year : 1993
Events : At Bahrain, US-led allied forces began air raids over Iraq following Iraqs defiance of the UN Security Council and its violations of Gulf War ceasefire terms.
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