1906 - Alfred Dreyfus found innocent in France
1914 - Babe Ruth makes his baseball debut, pitches for the Red Sox
1920 - Lithuania & USSR sign peace treaty, Lithuuania becomes independent rep
1933 - Congress passes 1st minimum wage law (33per hour)
1950 - ILTF re-admit Germany & Japan in Davis Cup, Poland & Hungary withdraw
1960 - Congo, Chad & Central African Republic declare independence
1960 - USSR's Sputnik 5 launched with 2 dogs
1962 -Rolling Stones firstt performance (Marquee Club, London)
1966 - Race riot in Chicago
1967 - 23 die in Newark race rebellion
1967 - 5th Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yanks 4-0
1967 - Blacks in Newark, riot, 26 killed, 1500 injured & over 1,000 arrested
1970 - Janis Joplin debuts in Kentucky
1977 - First free flight test of space shuttle Enterprise
1984 - Geraldine Ferraro, NY became first woman major-party VP candidate
1985 - Doctors discover a cancerous growth in Pres Reagan's colon