John Jay is elected president of the Continental Congress Emily Dickinson is born Sherman arrives in front of Savannah Wyoming grants women the vote Treaty of Paris ends Spanish-American War First Nobel Prizes awarded Ford builds its 1 millionth car Red Cross is awarded Nobel Peace Prize Wilson awarded Nobel Peace Prize Japan becomes master of the Pacific and South China Sea Bunche receives Nobel Peace Prize Frank Sinatra Jr. endures a frightening ordeal Soul legend Otis Redding dies in a plane crash near Madison, Wisconsin Music star dies in Wisconsin plane crash Calley trial defense begins Breakthrough appears near in Paris peace talks Sex scandal involving Arkansas politician Soviets arrest dissidents on United Nations Human Rights Day Mike Myers stars in Wayne's World 2 LaDainian Tomlinson breaks single-season touchdown record Avatar makes its world premiere





