# 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# 1871 - American income tax repealed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


Aaron "BlueWolf72" Molloy