1778 – Britain declares war on France, due to French alliance with US
1845 – Rubber band patented by Stephen Perry of London
1868 – Postage stamp canceling machine patent issued
1894 – US and China sign treaty preventing Chinese laborers from entering US
1921 – Sailors revolt in Kronstadt (thousands die)
1924 – Netherlands and USSR begin talks over USSR recognition
1960 – US President Eisenhower forms anti-Castro-exile army under the CIA
1989 – “Chu Chem” opens at Ritz Theater NYC for 44 performances
1995 – Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams visits the White House in Washington, D.C.
2016 – Brazilian federal judge blocks swearing-in of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as Chief of Staff to President Dilma Rousseff, as part of “Car Wash” controversy