1856 – Russian Chancellor Count Nesselrode resigns
1916 – US Secretary of State Warns Germany that the USA may break diplomatic relations unless torpedo attacks on unarmed ships stop
1938 – Headless Mad Butcher victim found in Cleveland
1968 – US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1973 – US Government ends Mandatory Oil Import Program, established in 1959 by President Eisenhower
1990 – Supreme Court rules states could make it a crime to possess or look at child pornography, even in one’s home
1991 – John Stockton breaks his own NBA season assist record at 1,136
1994 – Lebanon drops relations with Iran
1994 – STS-59 (Endeavour) lands [approx]
2014 – 12 Nepalese climbers are killed by an avalanche on Mt Everest