1885 - Harlow Shapley, US, astronomer (studied the galaxies)
1889 - North Dakota becomes 39th & South Dakota becomes 40th state in the United States
1868 - Time zone: New Zealand officially adopts a standard time to be observed nationally
1944 - Jeffrey Alan Hoffman, Bkln, PhD/astronaut (STS 51-D, 35, 46, 61, 75)
2000 - The first crew arrives at the International Space Station.
International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists
