On this day...

1812-(Eastern) Louisiana admitted as 18th US state

1864-Battle of Jenkins' Ferry AR; General William Read Scurry is killed

1902-Debussy's opera "Pelléas et Mélissande", premieres in Paris France

1911-Portugal approves woman suffrage

1927-Princess Juliana gets seat in Dutch Council of State

1937-General Douglas MacArthur marries Jean Faircloth

1941-Spread of Judaism begins in Croatia

1943-Noël Coward's "This Happy Breed", premieres in London

1945-U.S. troops attack the Elbe

1952-Mr. Potato Head is first toy advertised on television

1970-U.S. troops invade Cambodia

1973-Nixon announces resignation of Haldeman, Ehrlichman, et al

1976-Muhammad Ali beats Jimmy Young in 15 for heavyweight boxing title

1980-Terrorists seize Iranian Embassy in London

1981-"Can-Can" opens at Minskoff Theater NYC for 5 performances

1991-In Bangladesh a cyclone kills over 131,000 & leaves 9 million homeless

1997-President Bill Clinton's daughter Chelsea chooses to attend Stanford College