On this day :

1936 US Baseball Hall of Fame elects first members, 1777 Americans retreat from Fort Independence, 1843 William McKinley first US president to ride in a car is born, 1861 Kansas enters the Union, 1964 Dr Strangelove premieres, 1979 School shooting in San Diego, 1922 Theater collapses in Washington DC, 1820 King George III dies, 1861 Divided Kansas enters the Union, 1891 Liliuokalani proclaimed queen of Hawaii, 1979 Deng Xiaoping and Jimmy Carter sign accords, 1958 Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward marry, 1845 The Raven is published, 1962 Peter Paul and Mary sign their first recording contract, 1927 Edward Abbey is born, 1834 Jackson sends troops to put down labor riot, 1843 William McKinley is born, 1936 Baseball Hall of Fame inducts first members, 1968 President Johnson requests additional funds, 1974 Fighting continues in South Vietnam, 1915 German lieutenant Erwin Rommel leads daring mission in France, 1942 Iran signs Treaty of Alliance with Great Britain and USSR,