1702-1st London daily newspaper
1810-Emperor Napoleon married by proxy to Archduchess Marie Louise
1847-John Chapman `Johnny Appleseed\ dies in Allen County - Ind
1861-Confederate convention in Montgomery - adopts constitution
1865-Gen Sherman\s Union forces occupies Fayetteville - NC
1867-Great Mauna Loa volcano erupts
1888-Blizzard struck NE US - 400 die
1892-1st public basketball game (Springfield - Mass)
1930-Pres & Chief Justice William Taft buried in Arlington
1938-Germany invades Austria
1938-Germany invades Austria
1941-FDR signs Lend-Lease Bill
1942-Gen MacArthur left Bataan for Australia
1953-1st woman army Dr commissioned (FM Adams)
1958-Charles Van Doren finally loses on TV\s 21
1960-Pioneer 5 launched; orbits sun between Earth & Venus
1977-Rings of Uranus are discovered
1985-Mikhail S Gorbachev replaces Konstantin Chernenko
1986-187.27 million shares traded in NY Stock Exchange