1674 - Father Jacques Marquette founds a mission on the shores of Lake Michigan to minister to the Illiniwek (the mission would later grow into the city of Chicago, Illinois).
1833 - American Anti-Slavery Society formed by Arthur Tappan in Philadelphia
1863 - Storm flood ravages Netherlands coastal provinces
1978 - Pioneer Venus 1 goes into orbit around Venus
1996 - NASA's 1st Mars rover launched from Cape Canaveral
World Wildlife Conservation Day
