Chuck Berry records 'Maybellene.' Thurston High School shooting. Rajiv Gandhi assasinated. Amelia Earhart completes her flight. The Spirit of St. Louis lands.

Sinatra is laid to rest. The final episode of Cheers, Part 1 airs. White mob attacks Freedom Riders. Amelia Earhart flies solo. Charles Lindbergh takes off. First speeding arrest. Levi Strauss recieves patent.

Pete Townshend writes 'My Generation.' Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis dies.  Marylin Monroe sings 'Happy Birthday.' Churchill adresses Congress again. 'Lawrence of Arabia' dies. Darkness envelopes New England in the afternoon. England declared a Republic.

Ian Curtis commits suicide. U.S. Government files an anti-trust case against Microsoft. Mt. St. Helens erupts. 'Seperate but equal' endorsed. Montreal founded.

The final episode of Beverly Hills 90210 airs. Massachusetts becomes first state to allow same-sex marriages. Four officers aquitted of fatally beating Arthur McDuffie. Brown vs Board of Education decision handed down. Information Please! debuts. The first Kentucky Derby is run. The New York Stock Exchange started.

Motown Records gets it's first number 1 hit. 'Cultural Revolution' begins in China. George Polk found slain. 'Annie get your Gun' premieres on broadway. First food stamp program begins. Joan of Arc canonized. St. Petersburg founded.

Ebony and Ivory hits number 1. Soviet Union begins withdrawing from Afghanistan. First airline stewardess goes on duty. Mickey Mouse makes his debut. Department of Agriculture established. Virginia supports independence from Brittain.

Today in history: The final episode of Seinfeld airs. Frank Sinatra dies. Skylab 1 launched. Apple Corp. announcement made. 'Linoln Portrait' perfromed publicly for first time Olympic Games open in Paris. Louis and Clark leave camp.

Here comes Stevie Wonder! Pope John Paul II shot. Winston Churchill gives first speech as Prime Minister. Lawrence of Arabia critically injured. English colonists arrive at Jamestown.

Bob Dylan walks off The Ed Sullivan Show. Pope John Paul II attacked. 'Are You Experienced' released. 'A Whiter Shade of Pale' released. Norad created. Body of Charles Lindbergh Jr. found. King George VI crowned.