1922-Howard Carter discovers tomb of Tutankhamen in Egypt
1939-First air conditioned automobile (Packard) exhibited, Chicago, Ill
1939-U.S. allows "cash & carry" arms sales during WW II
1946-U.N. Educational, Scientific, & Cultural Organization formed
1952 Eisenhower (R) elected 34th President beating Adlai Stevenson (D)
1956-Israel captures Straits of Tiran from Egypt
1956-Israeli troops reach Suez Canal
1957-2nd Soviet Earth-satellite launched
1963-John Lennon utters his infamous "Rattle your jewelry" line at the Royal Command Variety Performance ("The people in the cheaper seats, clap your hands... and if the rest of you would just rattle your jewelry.")
1978-Iranian troops fire on anti-Shah student protesters by Tehran U
1979-500 Iranian "students" seize U.S. embassy, take 90 hostages (444 days)
1980-Ronald Reagan (R) beats President Jimmy Carter (R) by a landslide
1984-Nicaragua holds 1st free elections in 56 years; Sandinistas win 63 percent
1987-Lisa Steinberg, battered into coma by her adoptive father
1990-Iraq says it is preparing for a "dangerous war"
1991-Mideast peace conference ends in Madrid Spain
1939-First air conditioned automobile (Packard) exhibited, Chicago, Ill
1939-U.S. allows "cash & carry" arms sales during WW II
1946-U.N. Educational, Scientific, & Cultural Organization formed
1952 Eisenhower (R) elected 34th President beating Adlai Stevenson (D)
1956-Israel captures Straits of Tiran from Egypt
1956-Israeli troops reach Suez Canal
1957-2nd Soviet Earth-satellite launched
1963-John Lennon utters his infamous "Rattle your jewelry" line at the Royal Command Variety Performance ("The people in the cheaper seats, clap your hands... and if the rest of you would just rattle your jewelry.")
1978-Iranian troops fire on anti-Shah student protesters by Tehran U
1979-500 Iranian "students" seize U.S. embassy, take 90 hostages (444 days)
1980-Ronald Reagan (R) beats President Jimmy Carter (R) by a landslide
1984-Nicaragua holds 1st free elections in 56 years; Sandinistas win 63 percent
1987-Lisa Steinberg, battered into coma by her adoptive father
1990-Iraq says it is preparing for a "dangerous war"
1991-Mideast peace conference ends in Madrid Spain
