| 1619 | The House of Burgesses convenes for the first time at Jamestown, Va. | |
| 1787 | The French parliament refuses to approve a more equitable land tax. | |
| 1799 | The French garrison at Mantua, Italy, surrenders to the Austrians. | |
| 1864 | In an effort to penetrate the Confederate lines around Petersburg, Va. Union troops explode a mine underneath the Confederate trenches but fail to break through. The ensuing action is known as the Battle of the Crater. | |
| 1919 | Federal troops are called out to put down Chicago race riots. | |
| 1938 | George Eastman demonstrates his color motion picture process. | |
| 1940 | A bombing lull ends the first phase of the Battle of Britain. | |
| 1960 | Over 60,000 Buddhists march in protest against the Diem government in South Vietnam. | |
| 1965 | President Lyndon Johnson signs the Medicare Bill into law. | |
| 1967 | General William Westmoreland claims that he is winning the war in Vietnam, but needs more men. | |
| 1975 | Teamster leader Jimmy Hoffa disappears, last seen coming out of a restaurant in Bloomingfield Hills, Michigan. | |
| 1988 | King Hussein dissolves Jordan’s Parliament, surrenders Jordan’s claims to the West Bank to the Palestinian Liberation Organization. | |
| 1990 | Baseball Commissioner Fay Vincent forces George Steinbrenner to resign as principal partner of the New York Yankees. | |
| 2003 | The last of the uniquely shaped “old style” Volkswagen Beetles rolls off the assembly line in Mexico. | |
| 2012 | Blackout in India as power grid failure leaves 300 million+ without power. |
The fast-food industry may not be heralded for Michelin-rated
fare, but chains can earn loyalty through the customer service they
offer, ensuring consumers keep coming back for their burgers, tacos, and
pizzas.
