1776 – James Wright, Royal Governor of Georgia, is placed under house arrest by Major Joseph Habersham
1840 – The Electro-Magnet, and Mechanics Intelligencer, 1st US electrical journal, appears
1919 – The Paris peace conference (aka the Versailles peace conference) opens to draw up the treaties formally ending the Great War (WWI)
1941 – World War II: A counter-offensive is launched by the British against the Italians in East Africa
1962 – Southern University, Baton Rouge, closed due to demonstrations
1964 – Plans for World Trade Center announced (NYC)
1977 – Pakistan cricket all-rounder Imran Khan takes 6 for 63 in the Australian 2nd innings for a match total of 12 to lead his side to an easy 8 wicket 3rd Test win in Sydney
1979 – Peter Jenkins finishes “A Walk Across America” at Florence, Oregon
1995 – Kumble takes 16-99 in match for Karnataka v Kerala
1997 – Boerge Ousland of Norway becomes the first person to cross Antarctica alone and unaided
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