1788 - NY City becomes 1st capital of US.
1846 - Richard Kiepert, German cartographer.
1906 - 1st airplane flight in Europe
1961 - Unmanned Mercury-Atlas 4 launched into Earth orbit
1979 - South Africa grants Venda independence (Not recognized out of S Afr)
1994 - Space probe Ulyssus passes south pole of Sun
2008 - Hurricane Ike makes landfall on the Texas Gulf Coast of the United States, causing heavy damage to Galveston Island, Houston and surrounding areas.
