660 BC Traditional date for the foundation of Japan by Emperor Jimmu
1543 Battle at Wayna Daga: Ethiopian/Portugese troops beat Muslim army
1720 Sweden & Prussia sign peace (2nd Treaty of Stockholm)
1903 US Congress adopts the Expedition Act, which authorizes the Attorney General to ‘expedite’ anti-trust cases through the courts, reflecting growing popular support for President Roosevelt’s ‘trust busting’ campaign
1943 US General Eisenhower selected to command the allied armies in Europe; British General Montgomery not best pleased.
1945 1st gas turbine propeller-driven airplane flight tested, Downey, CA
1968 Israeli-Jordan border fight
1970 Japan becomes 4th nation to put a satellite (Osumi) in orbit
1971 US, UK, USSR, others sign Seabed Treaty outlawing nuclear weapons
1995 Space shuttle STS-63 (Discovery 19), landsope; British General Montgomery not best pleased.