1887-Hannibal W. Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film
1932-Pulitzer prize awarded to Pearl S Buck ("The Good Earth")
1949-Arthur Miller wins Pulitzer Prize ("Death of a Salesman")
1949-Bolivian state of siege proclaimed
1955-Pulitzer prize awarded Tennessee Williams for "Cat on Hot Tin Roof"
1968-Israeli television begins transmitting
1969-British liner Queen Elizabeth II leaves on maiden voyage to New York
1974-Former Vice President Spiro Agnew is disbarred
1980-Pope John Paul II begins African tour
1988-Jackson Pollock's "Search" sold for $4,800,000
1992-Yugoslav Army seize Bosnian President Alija Izetbegovic
1994-Dr. Kevokian found innocent on assisting suicides
1995-Serb missiles exploded in the heart of Zagreb, killing six
1997-Republic of Texas security chief Robert Scheidt surrenders