1874 – National Woman’s Christian Temperance Union organizes in Cleveland
1905 – Prince Carl of Denmark becomes King Haakon VII of Norway
1932 – “Flowers and Trees” receives 1st Academy Award for a cartoon
1939 – Dutch KNSM passenger ship Simón Bolívar hits German mine, 86 die
1949 – The U.S. Air Force grounds B-29s after two crashes and 23 deaths in three days
1956 – Morocco gains independence
1985 – Paul McCartney releases “Spies Like Us”
1991 – Muslim Shi’ites release hostages Terry Waite and Thomas Sutherland
1994 – “Star Trek: Generations” film directed by David Carson and starring Patrick Stewart premieres
1999 – In College Station, Texas, 12 are killed and 27 injured at Texas AandM University when a massive bonfire under construction collapses.