1715-First English patent granted to an American, for processing corn
1783-Britain evacuates N.Y., their last military position in U.S.
1834-Delmonico's, one of N.Y.'s finest restaurants, provides a meal of soup, steak, coffee & half a pie for 12 cents
1867-Alfred Nobel invents dynamite
1884-John B. Meyenberg of St Louis patents evaporated milk
1957-President Eisenhower suffers a mild stroke, impairing his speech
1958-Senegal becomes an autonomous state in the French Community
1960-First atomic reactor for research & development, Richland Wa
1963-JFK laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery
1969-John Lennon returns his MBE
1975-Netherlands grants Surinam independence (National Day)
1983-Soyuz T-9 returns to Earth, 149 days after take-off