1773 – American Revolutionary War: The United Kingdom’s East India Company tea ships’ cargo are burned at Annapolis, Maryland.
1942 – Japanese battleship strikes Henderson Field, Guadalcanal
1944 – Allied troops land in Corfu
1947 – Dutch Queen Wilhelmina gives golden award to general Eisenhower
1958 – Malagasy Republic becomes autonomous republic in French Community
1968 – In NL expansion draft, Expos and Padres choose 30 players each
1971 – John Lennon and Yoko Ono appear on “Dick Cavett Show”
1987 – In Midland, Tx 1½-year-old Jessica McClure falls 22′ (7m) down a well
1988 – NJ Devils raise their 1st pennant by winning the Patrick Division Playoff Championship
1994 – NASA Space probe Magellan burns up in atmosphere of Venus