Big Ben goes into operation in London, 1859
American Revolution
Mecklenburg Resolutions reject the power of the British in North Carolina, 1775
Automotive
Ford signs agreement with Soviet Union, 1929
Civil War
Yankees and Rebels clash at Battle of Seven Pines (Fair Oaks), 1862
Cold War
Reagan-Gorbachev summit in Moscow ends, 1988
Crime
A killer who can't keep his mouth shut, 1964
Deep Throat is revealed, 2005
Disaster
The Johnstown Flood, 1889
General Interest
The Johnstown Flood, 1889
The Boer War ends, 1902
Architect of the Holocaust hanged in Israel, 1962
Netanyahu elected prime minister of Israel, 1996
Hollywood
Clint Eastwood born, 1930
Literary
Walt Whitman is born, 1819
Music
The BBC bans the Sex Pistols' "God Save the Queen", 1977
Old West
George Goodfellow investigates earthquake, 1887
Presidential
Three U.S. presidents close chapters on the Cold War, 1988
Sports
Ila Borders pitches in minor league game, 1997
Vietnam War
Operation Rolling Thunder continues, 1965
Communist soldiers escape South Vietnamese forces, 1970
World War I
Battle of Jutland, 1916
World War II
Germans conquer Crete, 1941
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