Benjamin Franklin publishes "An Imaginary Speech" Earthquake causes fluvial tsunami in Mississippi Cowboy celebrity Charles Siringo is born Rebel reinforcements ordered to Tennessee's Fort Donelson Plea bargaining gains favor in American courts Zola is brought to trial The Great Baltimore Fire begins First appearance of ?Little Tramp? Winter Battle of the Masurian Lakes begins Tire king Firestone dies Beatles arrive in New York The Beatles arrive on American shores U.S. jets conduct retaliatory raids Forensic evidence solves a crime LSU star Maravich scores 69 points in single game Operation Dewey Canyon II ends The "Angel of Death" dies First human satellite Soviet Communist Party gives up monopoly on political power European Union treaty signed King Hussein of Jordan dies President George W. Bush announces plan for "faith-based initiatives"





