1866-World's first roller rink opens (Newport, R.I.)
1918-Battle of Amiens ends in WWI, Allied forces beat Germans
1945-Allies refuse Japan's surrender offer to retain Emperor Hirohito
1949-First Naples-Capri swim, 17 miles (27 km) (Giovanni Gambi)
1952-Hussein proclaimed king of Jordan
1956-Elvis Presley releases "Don't Be Cruel"
1960-Chad declares independence
1965-Six day insurrection starts in Watts section of Los Angeles
1975-U.S. vetoes proposed admission of North & South Vietnam to U.N.
1985-Challenger flies to Kennedy Space Center via Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz
1989-"Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child" premiers
1989-Voyager 2 discovers 2 partial rings of Neptune
1990-Egypt & Morocco troops land in Saudi Arabia to prevent Iraqi invasion