Lead Story
Star Wars opens, 1977
American Revolution
Constitutional Convention convenes in Philadelphia, 1787
Automotive
Pennsylvania man buried with his beloved Corvette, 1994
Civil War
Confederates score a victory at First Battle of Winchester, 1862
Cold War
Chinese government removes ban on Shakespeare, 1977
Crime
President Lincoln suspends the writ of habeas corpus during the Civil War, 1861
Oscar Wilde is sent to prison for indecency, 1895
Disaster
DC-10 crashes, killing all aboard, 1979
General Interest
The English Restoration, 1660
Constitutional Convention begins, 1787
Catholic priest ordained in America, 1793
Worst air crash in U.S. history, 1979
Hollywood
Star Wars released, 1977
Literary
Thomas Mann visits the Lido in Venice, 1911
International best-selling thriller writer Robert Ludlum is born, 1927
Music
HMS Pinafore premieres in London, 1878
Old West
Grizzly bear is classified as a "threatened" species, 1975
Presidential
JFK asks Congress to support the space program, 1961
Sports
Babe Ruth hits last home run, 1935
Vietnam War
Communist launch new offensive, 1968
National Democratic Front formed in Saigon, 1969
World War I
Large-scale deportations of Armenians begin in Turkey, 1915
World War II
Operation Knight's Move is launched, 1944
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