1841-Cornstarch patented (Orlando Jones)
1954-First shopping mall opened in Southfield MI
1968-Student riot in Nanterre near Paris France
1972-Congress approves Equal Rights Amendment (never ratified)
1972-Kareem Abdul-Jabbar named NBA MVP
1975-Walt Disney World Shopping Village opens
1982-Iran offensive against Iraq
1983-Chaim Herzog elected Israeli president
1991-New York Daily News begins using motto "Forward with New York"
1993-Intel introduces Pentium-processor (80586) 64 bits-60 MHz-100+ MIPS
1994-Dutch Ambassador to US christens a new tulip (the Hillary Clinton)
1994-South African Government/ANC take power in Ciskei homeland
1997-Comet Hale-Bopp Closest Approach to Earth (1.315 AU)