1325 – Ibn Battuta begins his travels, leaving his home in Tangiers to travel to Mecca (gone 24 years)
1866 – US House of representatives passes 14th Amendment (Civil rights)
1886 – Fire destroys nearly 1,000 buildings in Vancouver, British Columbia
1957 – Ted Williams becomes 1st ALer to have 2, 3-HR games in a season
1965 – Vietnam War: Battle of Dong Xoai ends in a Viet Cong victory
1986 – Steve Garvey 1st ejection from a game, after Atlanta’s triple-play
1988 – 45th time opposing pitchers hit HRs, Mark Davis (Padres)/Mike Krukow
1988 – George Harrison releases “This is Love”
1990 – Nelson and Winnie Mandela welcomed in NYC
1995 – “Jagged Little Pill” 3rd studio album by Alanis Morissette is released (Grammy Award Album of the Year 1996)