1956-First int'l conference of black writers & artists meets (Sorbonne)
1957-First underground nuclear explosion (Las Vegas Nevada)
1959-Nikita Krushchev is denied access to Disneyland
1970-"Mary Tyler Moore" show premiers
1973-NL refuses to allow San Diego Padres move to Washington DC
1981-Simon & Garfunkel reunite for a NYC Central Park concert
1983-St. Christopher-Nevis gains independence from Britain (Nat'l Day)
1985-9,500 die in Mexico's earthquake (6.9)
1986-Fed health officials announce AZT will be available to AIDS patients
1988-Israel launches first satellite, for secret military reconnaissance
1989-Chase Manhattan Discovery Center at Brooklyn Botanic Garden opens
1989-Appeals court restores America's Cup to US after NY Supreme Court gave it to New Zealand (NZ protested US's use of a catamaran)