1884-Alaska becomes a U.S. territory
1926-Chiang Kai-shek is made supreme war lord in Canton
1944-General Eisenhower sets D-Day for June 5th
1960-1st atomic reactor system to be patented, JW Flora, Canoga Park CA
1971-Washington State bans sex discrimination
1973-Senate Watergate Committee begins its hearings
1973-Stevie Wonder releases "You are the Sunshine of my Life"
1974-Dmitri Shostakovich completes his 15th String quartet
1976-Earthquake in Uzbekistan: 1000's killed
1977-Menahem Begins Likoed-party wins election in Israel
1980-Major race riot in Miami FL - 16 killed, 300 injured
1980-Paul & Linda McCartney appear on Saturday Night Live
1983-Israel & Lebanon sign a peace treaty
1989-Nelson Mandela receives a BA degree from University of South Africa
1989-Vincent Van Gogh's "Portrait of Dr Gachet" auctioned for $825 million
1990-Dow Jones average hits a record 2,831.71
1990-European court rules pension rights for both men & women
1993-Intel's new Pentium processor is unveiled
1997-Sylvester Stallone weds Jennifer Flavin in London
1926-Chiang Kai-shek is made supreme war lord in Canton
1944-General Eisenhower sets D-Day for June 5th
1960-1st atomic reactor system to be patented, JW Flora, Canoga Park CA
1971-Washington State bans sex discrimination
1973-Senate Watergate Committee begins its hearings
1973-Stevie Wonder releases "You are the Sunshine of my Life"
1974-Dmitri Shostakovich completes his 15th String quartet
1976-Earthquake in Uzbekistan: 1000's killed
1977-Menahem Begins Likoed-party wins election in Israel
1980-Major race riot in Miami FL - 16 killed, 300 injured
1980-Paul & Linda McCartney appear on Saturday Night Live
1983-Israel & Lebanon sign a peace treaty
1989-Nelson Mandela receives a BA degree from University of South Africa
1989-Vincent Van Gogh's "Portrait of Dr Gachet" auctioned for $825 million
1990-Dow Jones average hits a record 2,831.71
1990-European court rules pension rights for both men & women
1993-Intel's new Pentium processor is unveiled
1997-Sylvester Stallone weds Jennifer Flavin in London
