- 1760: The first Jewish prayer books in the U.S. were printed.
                - 1775: The Continental Congress approved a measure banning blacks
                  from serving in the army.
                - 1814: The first plastic surgery was performed in England.
                - 1824: The first steam locomotive was introduced.
                - 1864: In the Civil War, forces under Union Gen. Samuel Curtis
                  defeated Confederate Gen. Stirling Price's troops in Missouri.
                - 1915: In New York City, 25,000 women demonstrated, demanding the
                  right to vote.
                - 1944: In World War II, the Battle of Leyte Gulf began.
                - 1946: The United Nations General Assembly met for the first time in
                  New York.
                - 1947: Husband and wife Dr. Carl Cori and Dr. Gerty Cori became the
                  first spouses to be awarded joint Nobel Prizes.
                - 1954: The U.S., Great Britain, France and the U.S.S.R. ended their
                  occupation of Germany.
                - 1958: Boris Pasternak was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature,
                  but was forced to relinquish the award because of pressure from
                  Soviet officials.
                - 1973: At the request of the Watergate prosecutor, President Nixon
                  said he would turn over White House tape recordings to Judge John
                  Sirica.
                - 1977: Paleontologist Elso Barghoorn announced that
                  3.4-billion-year-old one-celled fossils, the earliest life forms,
                  had been discovered.
                - 1978: China and Japan formally ended four decades of dissension.
                - 1989: Hungary proclaimed itself a republic and declared communist
                  rule had ended.

                *Happy Birthday*
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                - Johnny Carson, 73, "The Tonight Show" host (1962-1992)
                - Michael Crichton, 56, novelist/director, "Jurassic Park"
                - Gertrude Ederle, 92, swimmer, three medals in 1924 Olympics, first
                  woman to swim the English Channel
                - Philip Kaufman, 62, director, "The Right Stuff," "Henry & June"
                - Ang Lee, 44, director, "The Ice Storm," "The Wedding Banquet"
                - Pele, 58, soccer player, seen as greatest player in history of
                  soccer, scored career 1,281 goals
                - Sam Raimi, 39, director, "Evil Dead" series
                - Alfred "Weird Al" Yankovic, 39, parody singer/actor
                - Dwight Yoakam, 42, Country singer/actor