1848 – First US homeopathic medical college opens in Pennsylvania
1875 – Brigham Young University is founded in Provo, Utah
1982 – Mt. Palomar Observatory is the first to detect Halley’s Comet on its 13th return
1985 – Intel introduces the 32-bit 80386 microprocessor chip
1988 – Orel Hirsheiser becomes the first player to pitch shutout in playoff and World Series
1991 – Jharkhand Chhatra Yuva Morcha is founded at a conference in Ranchi, India
1993 – General Omar al-Bashir is appointed President of Sudan
1993 – IRA bomb attack on fish and chips restaurant in Belfast kills 10 people