1477 – First English dated printed book “Dictes and Sayengis of the Phylosophers” by William Caxton
1776 – Hessians capture Ft Lee, NJ
1803 – Battle of Vertieres, in which Haitians defeat French
1833 – Netherlands and Belgium sign Treaty of Zonhoven
1894 – Richard Outcault’s early comic strip “Origin of a New Species” published in World
1984 – The Soviet Union helps deliver American wheat during the Ethiopian famine
1985 – Howard Stern radio show returns to NYC (WXRK 92.3 FM-afternoons)
1994 – “Star Trek: Generations” film directed by David Carson and starring Patrick Stewart premieres
2000 – 65th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 9-0 in Tuscaloosa
2003 – Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court rules the state’s ban on same-sex marriages is unconstitutional