- 1782] A decoration of merit: George Washington creates the Order of the Purple Heart, a decoration to recognize merit in enlisted men and non commissioned officers...
- 1947] Where's Gilligan?: The balsa-wood raft Kon-Tiki, which had carried a six-man crew across the Pacific, crashes into a reef in a Polynesian archipelago...
- 1974] Going to Hall: Yogi Berra and Sandy Koufax enter Baseball's Hall of Fame in Cooperstown...1999] The Giants' Lawrence Taylor enters the Pro Football Hall of Fame...
- 1974] Wedding Bells: Peter Wolf (J. Geils Band) and Faye Dunaway rock down the aisle. They will divorce in 1979...
- 1990] Here comes the storm: "Desert Storm" begins as President George H. W. Bush orders U.S. troops and warplanes into Saudi Arabia to guard the oil-rich desert kingdom against a possible invasion by Iraq...
- 1999] Joining the 3,000-hit club: Wade Boggs becomes the 1st major leaguer to hit a home run for his 3,000th hit while a member of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. On the same date, Tony Gwynn of San Diego picks up his 3,000th hit...
- 2000] Mazel Tov: Al Gore picks Connecticut Sen. Joseph Lieberman to be the 1st Jewish VP candidate of a major party ticket...
- 2004] Joining the 300-win club: The Cubs Greg Maddux becomes the 22nd pitcher in major league history to record 300 victories as he leads Chicago to an 8-4 win over San Francisco...
- 2005] "Happy Trails": ABC-TV anchorman Peter Jennings dies at 67 from lung cancer...
- 2007] Number 756: Barry Bonds hits his 756th career home run, passing Henry Aaron as the all-time leader in home runs...
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