• 1668England takes control of Bombay, India
  • 1812 Earthquake destroys 90% of Caracas, Venezuela; about 20,000 die
  • 1845 Patent awarded for adhesive medicated plaster, precusor of bandaid
  • 1931 Iraq & Trans-Jordan sign peace treaty
  • 1931 New Delhi replaces Calcutta as capital of British-Indies
  • 1943 Battle of Komandorski Islands, Pacific Ocean
  • 1944 705 British bombers attack Essen
  • 1958 US Army launched America’s third successful satellite, “Explorer III”