| Harry Houdini, escape artist extraordinaire | |
| Steve McQueen, actor, 'Bullitt' | |
| Britain enacts Quartering Act | |
| German Robert Koch discovers bacillus, cause of Tuberculosis. | |
| German scientist Robert Koch discovers bacillus cause of TB | |
| FDR grants future independence to Philippines | |
| Tennessee Williams, 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof' opens on Broadway. | |
| US Ranger 9 strikes moon 10 miles NE of crater Alphonsus | |
| Great Britain imposes direct rule over Northern Ireland | |
| Argentine President Isabel Peron deposed by country's miltitary. | |
| Libya attacks US forces in Gulf of Sidra. US 2, Libya 0. | |
By Scott Labrecque version 9.4.0.0