1520King Henry VIII of England orders bowling lanes at Whitehall

1764Edward Gibbon observes a group of friars singing in the ruined Temple of Jupiter in Rome, which inspires him to begin work on The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

17891st presidental tour-George Washington in New England

1815Napoleon Bonaparte arrives on island of St Helena to begin his exile

1827Charles Darwin admitted to Christ's College, Cambridge

1842Karl Marx becomes editor-in-chief of Rheinische Zeitung

1905Claude Debussy's "La Mer" premieres

1917World War I: At Vincennes outside of Paris, Dutch dancer Mata Hari is executed by firing squad for spying for Germany.

1924Pres Calvin Coolidge declares Statue of Liberty a national monument

1928Walter Johnson signs a 3-year contract to manage the Senators

1937Ernest Hemingway novel "To Have & Have Not" published

1940"The Great Dictator", a satiric social commentary film by and starring Charlie Chaplin, is released.

1944The Arrow Cross Party (very similar to Hitler's NSDAP (Nazi party)) takes over the power in Hungary.

1951"I Love Lucy", starring Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, debuts on CBS

1966LBJ signs a bill creating US Dept of Transportation

19693rd Country Music Association Award: Johnny Cash & Tammy Wynette wins

1976Ringo Starr releases "A Dose of Rock 'n' Roll"

1980George Brett is forced out of World Series with hemorrhoids

1989Wayne Gretzky passes Gordie Howes as NHL's all time top scorer

1990Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev wins Nobel Peace Prize

1993Nelson Mandela & South Africa president F W de Klerk awarded Nobel Peace Prize

1997NY jury awards boxer Mitch Green $45,000 in civil lawsuit against Mike Tyson, for street brawl in 1988