1928-Louis Armstrong makes 78rpm recording of "West End Blues"
1944-Leonard Bernstein's musical "On the Town" premieres in New York NY
1945-Congress officially recognizes "Pledge of Allegiance"
1949-20th Century Fox announces it will produce TV programs
1950-Chinese troops cross 38th Parallel, into South Korea
1957-CBS states it won't broadcast baseball where minor league games are on
1958-What might be called greatest NFL game, Colts beat Giants 23-17
1962-U.N. troops occupy Elizabethstad Katanga
1964-Principal filming of "Dr Zhivago" begins
1972-Kim Il-sung, becomes President of North Korea
1974-6.3 earthquake strikes Pakistan: 5200 killed
1984-Rajiv Gandhi's Congress party wins election in India
1993-John Maclean passes Kirk Muller as all-time New Jersey Devils scorer (521 points)
1994-Billy Ray Cyrus (Achy Breaky Heart) weds Leticia Finley