The Globe Theater burns down South Carolina's Edward Rutledge opposes independence Texan William Travis prepares for war with Mexico Rebels inflict attack Yankees at the Battle of Savage's Station Austria-Hungary protests shipment of U.S. munitions to Britain Germans advance in USSR Germans capture Lvov-and slaughter ensues FDR writes to Manhattan Project physicist Dr. Robert Oppenheimer Pele helps Brazil to World Cup title First New Zealand troops arrive Vietnam air war escalates Actress Jayne Mansfield dies in car crash The Stones fight the law, and the law wins U.S. ground troops return from Cambodia Supreme Court strikes down death penalty Isabela Peron takes office as Argentine president Congress votes new sanctions against China Seoul department store collapses U.S. space shuttle docks with Russian space station Boston doctor found guilty of killing wife Katharine Hepburn dies at age 96





