- 1718: The English fleet under Admiral George Byng destroyed or
                  captured 15 of 22 Spanish ships at the Battle of Cape Passaro off
                  Sicily.
                - 1860: The first profitable silver mill in the U.S. began operating
                  in Nevada.
                - 1863: Cambodia became a French protectorate.
                - 1866: The first roller rink opened in Newport, R.I.
                - 1874: Harry S. Parmelee patented the sprinkler head.
                - 1896: Harvey Hubbell patented the electric light bulb socket with
                  a pull chain.
                - 1909: The liner Arapahoe became the first ship to use the
                  S.O.S. distress call.
                - 1914: John Wray patented animation.
                - 1924: The first newsreel pictures of presidential candidates were
                  taken.
                - 1934: The first federal prisoners arrived at Alcatraz prison in
                  San Francisco.
                - 1936: Troops under Chaing Kai-shek conquered Kanton.
                - 1941: President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill
                  signed the Atlantic Charter which set forth eight world goals and
                  later established the mission for the United Nations.
                - 1945: World War II allies replied to a Japanese communique stating
                  that the authority of the Emperor and the Japanese government to
                  rule Japan would be subject to the Allied Supreme Commander.
                - 1951: More than 100,000 acres in Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and
                  Illinois were flooded by waters from the Mississippi River.
                - 1952: King Hussein of Jordan succeeded the throne after his
                  father, King Talal, was deposed because of mental illness.

                *Happy Birthday*
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                - Mike Douglas, 73, TV talk show host
                - Jerry Falwell, 65, evangelist
                - Hulk Hogan, 45, wrestler/actor
                - Joe Jackson, 43, singer/pianist
                - Carl T. Rowan, 73, columnist/journalist, Washington Post columnist
                - Marilyn vos Savant, 52, columnist, highest I.Q. ever recorded at 228
                - Stephen Wozniak, 48, Apple Computer co-founder