1598 – Battle of San Juan: British forces led by Sir George Clifford attack Spanish-held San Juan, capturing the citadel El Moro and holding for 65 days
1864 – Battle of Petersburg begins as General Ulysses S. Grant assaults the Confederate line at the important Southern rail center of Petersburg
1869 – Mike McCoole (US) defeats Tom Allen (England) in bare-knuckle bout
1917 – In order to calm troubled relations with Ireland, the British grant amnesty to the Prisoners taken during the Easter Rising of 1916
1929 – 1st time NY curb stock exchange transacts more business than NY Exch
1943 – Race riot in Beaumont, Texas erupts killing 2
1955 – The Eisenhower administration stages the first annual “Operation Alert” (OPAL) exercise, an attempt to assess the USA’s preparations for a nuclear attack
1978 – Soyuz 29 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6; they stay 139 days
1988 – Turkish premier Özal meets Greek premier Papandreou in Athens
1994 – New York Giants cut Super Bowl XXI MVP quarterback Phil Simms after 15 years service with the NFL club