1526-Jews are expelled from Pressburg Hungary by Maria of Hapsburg
1720-Rabbi Yehuda Hasid synagogue set afire
1799-Napoleon becomes dictator (1st consul) of France
1821-First U.S. pharmacy college holds first classes, Philadelphia
1904-First airplane flight to last more than 5 minutes
1918-Bavaria proclaims itself a republic
1918-Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicates after German defeat in WW I
1953-Cambodia (now Kampuchea) gains independence within French Union
1976-UN General Assembly condemns apartheid in South Africa
1982-Sugar Ray Leonard retires for the 1st time
1984-Vietnam Veterans Memorial ("3 Servicemen") completed
1985-Gary Kasparov (USSR) becomes World Chess Champion at age of 22
1989-East Berlin opens its borders
1990-President Bush announces doubling of U.S. forces in Gulf