1850 – US Congress passes Fugitive Slave Law as part of Compromise of 1850
1914 – Battle of Aisne ends with Germans beating French during WW I
1947 – US Department of Defense 1st day of operation
1951 – “The Day the Earth Stood Still”, science fiction film directed by Robert Wise, and starring Michael Rennie, opens
1980 – Soyuz 38 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Cuban) to Salyut 6 space station
1981 – Assemblée Nationale votes to abolish capital punishment in France.
1983 – Action series “Hardcastle and McCormick” premieres on ABC in the US
1984 – Tigers clinch AL East championship (spent all year in 1st place)
1986 – David Boon’s 3rd Test cricket century, 122 v India at Madras
1997 – Ted Turner gives $1 billion to the United Nations, creating the public charity, the United Nations Foundation