1900 – Giacobini discovers a comet (will be 1st comet visited by spacecraft)
1906 – Venezuela (under vice-pres Gomez) attacks Dutch fleet
1920 – Bob Hope becomes an American citizen
1941 – World War II: First battle of the American Volunteer Group, better known as the “Flying Tigers” in Kunming, China.
1948 – Second Chamber accept 2nd Police Action in Indonesia
1973 – AL pres Joe Cronin refuses to allow Dick Williams to manage Yankees
1985 – Sportscaster Howard Cosell retires from television sports after 20 years with ABC
2006 – A judge rules against the death penalty in the case of Naveed Haq, a man convicted in the shooting death and injuries at the Jewish Federation in Seattle.
2012 – Intercontinental Exchange purchases the New York Stock Exchange, the largest in the world, for $8 billion
2017 – Lady Gaga signs Las Vegas residency deal for $75m at MGM Park Theatre