1775 British Parliament declares Massachusetts colony in rebellion
1904 Japanese land troops at Chemulpo (Inchon), near Seoul, Korea; within the next three weeks they will have advanced to the Yalu River, the border of Manchuria
1907 Mary Stone, a Chinese missionary doctor, sails from Shanghai bound for the United States to receive the medical care she desperately needs.
1943 Japanese troops evacuate Guadalcanal, ending the epic World War II battle on the Solomon Islands in the Pacific
1958 Dave Wilkerson, a pastor in Pennsylvania, decides to sell his TV and pray two hours a night. He goes on to do notable work among the gangs of New York City.
1972 British government declares state of emergency after month-long coal miners’ strike
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1964 1st appearance of the Beatles on “The Ed Sullivan Show”, from New York, draws 73.7 million television viewers
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1540 The first recorded race meet in England (Roodee Fields, Chester)
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1895 William Morgan presents his new sport “Mintonette” to the world at Springfield College, Massachusetts, later renames it “Volleyball”
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1992 Fastest yodeler-22 tones/15 falsetto in 1 sec by Thomas School of Germany
