On this day :

1867 First stock ticker debuts, 1777 Articles of Confederation adopted, 1965 Craig Breedlove sets new landspeed record, 1864 The March to the Sea begins, 1957 Nikita Khrushchev challenges United States to a missile shooting match, 1923 Accused of rape James Montgomerys struggle for justice begins, 1978 Plane crashes into Sri Lankan plantation, 1889 Brazils last emperor deposed, 1891 Erwin Rommel is born, 1984 Baby Fae dies, 1956 Elvis makes movie debut in Love Me Tender, 1859 Final installment of A Tale of Two Cities is published, 1943 Leonard Bernsteins Philharmonic debut makes frontpage news, 1806 Zebulon Pike spots an imposing mountain, 1977 President Carter hosts shah of Iran, 1965 Craig Breedlove sets new landspeed record, 1966 Chairman of the Joint Chiefs heckled at university, 1969 Second moratorium against the war held, 1917 Georges Clemenceau named French prime minister, 1943 Himmler orders Gypsies to concentration camps,