1878-U.S. Senate proposes female suffrage
1946-U.N. General Assembly convenes for 1st time (London)
1946-U.S. Army establishes 1st radar contact with Moon, Belmar NJ
1951-UN headquarters opens in Manhattan NY
1962-4,000 die in avalanche, Ranrahirca, Peru
1979-First brother Billy Carter makes allegedly anti-Semitic remarks
1984-U.S. establishes full diplomatic relations with Vatican after 117 years
1990-China lifts martial law (imposed after Tiananmen Square massacre)
1991-US Congress begins debate on Persian Gulf crisis
1991-Japan ends routine fingerprinting of all adult ethnic Koreans
1996-Israel frees hundreds of Palestinian prisoners
1996-Jimmy Johnson announced as new coach of Miami Dolphins
1997-Italy's new 1,000 lire coin shows divided Germany on map