1777 – Retired British cavalry officer Philip Astley establishes 1st circus
1862 – US government collects its 1st income tax
1914 – WWI: Germany declares war on Belgium; Britain declares war on Germany
1914 – US declares neutrality on the outbreak of WWI
1922 – Female 1st baseman Lizzie Murphy plays on AL all-star team
1941 – Winston Churchill departs on Prince of Wales to US
1943 – British premier Churchill travels on the Queen Mary to Canada
1984 – Republic of Upper Volta becomes Bourkina Faso (National Day)
1990 – European community proposes a boycott of Iraq
2005 – Prime Minister Paul Martin announces that Michaëlle Jean will be Canada’s 27th and first black Governor General.
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