1697 - Isaac Newton receives Jean Bernoulli's 6 month time limit - solves problem before going to bed that same night
1788 - 1st settlement established by English in Australia (Sydney)
1837 - Mich admitted as 26th US state
1841 - Hong Kong was proclaimed a sovereign territory of Britain
1861 - La becomes 6th state to secede from US
1871 - American income tax repealed
1885 - Gen Gordon & troops slain by Sudanese in Khartoum
1905 - World's largest diamond found Cullinan diamond
1946 - Indian Republic Day
1950 - India becomes a republic ceaseing to be a British dominion
1954 - Ground breaking begins on Disneyland
1961 - 1st woman `personal physician to President' - JG Travell
1976 - Israel opens "Good Fence" to Lebanon
1979 - Nelson Rockefeller former VP & 4 time governor of NY died
1980 - Islanders & Whalers had a penality free game
1982 - Islanders score 4 goals within 1:38 5 within 2:37 vs Penguins
1984 - Nordiques' Michel Goulet scored on 9th penalty shot against Islanders
1986 - Chicago Bears defeat Patriots 46-10 in Super Bowl 20
When I Was Young...
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When I was young
I wanted to be in the city
Crowded places
Lots of faces
Dreamt of skyscrapers
And of busy streets
Cramped rooms
Days go vroom
It appear...
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