1991 South Africa readmitted to Olympics
1957 Discovery of element 102 (Nobelium) announced
1955 1st black executive on White House staff, E. Frederic Morrow
1953 1st helicopter passenger service, New York City
1944 World's largest circus tent catches fire at Ringling Brother's - Barnum and Bailey 2nd performance, 168 die (Hartford Conn)
1916 1st cargo submarine to cross Atlantic arrives in U.S. from Germany
1877 1st Wimbledon tennis championship is held
1815 1st natural gas well in U.S. is discovered
1815 King Louis XVIII leaves Ghent for France
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