1816 - Indiana becomes the 19th State of the US
1882 - Fiorello La Guardia born
1901 - Marconi transmits the first transatlantic wireless message
1913 - Carlo Ponti born
1931 - Rit Moreno born
1936 - Edward VIII abdictates
1941 - Germany and Italy announce they are at war with the United States. America immediately responds by declaring war on the two Axis powers.
1942 - Donna Mills born
1943 - John Kerry born
1944 - Brenda Lee born
1949 - Teri Garr born
1954 - Jermaine Jackson born
1975 - An Icelandic gunboat opens fire on unarmed British fishery support vessels in the North Atlantic Sea.
1979 - The Zimbabwe-Rhodesian Parliament votes itself out of office and hands power back to the British until democratic elections can take place.Also Rider Strong born
1986 - A Church of England Bishop joins Roman Catholic authorities in criticising the "Play Safe" slogan on sexual relationships as showing a disregard for morals.
1994 - Russian President Boris Yeltsin orders tanks and troops into the rebel region of Chechnya.
2001 - Up to 30,000 Post Office workers are told they could lose their jobs over the next 18 months.
2005 - A series of massive explosions lead to an enormous fire at Buncefield, one of Britain's largest oil depots sending thick black smoke drifting up to 40 miles away.
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