On this day :

1952 Mousetrap opens in London, 1783 Last British soldiers leave New York, 1990 Lacey V Murrow Memorial Bridge sinks to the bottom of Lake Washington, 1863 Battle of Missionary Ridge, 1947 London Council of Foreign Ministers meeting begins, 1999 International day to eliminate violence against women, 1950 Storm of the century hits eastern US, 1783 Last British soldiers leave New York, 1963 JFK buried at Arlington National Cemetery, 1970 Mishima commits ritual suicide, 1986 IranContra connection revealed, 1952 Agatha Christies longrunning play The Mousetrap opens, 1921 Nathanael West flunks out of Tufts, 1951 Charlaine Harris author of Sookie Stackhouse books is born, 1974 Singersongwriter Nick Drake dies, 1876 US Army retaliates for the Little Bighorn massacre, 1963 Kennedy laid to rest at Arlington, 1980 Sugar Ray takes his title back, 1967 Catholic official reports support provided to North Vietnam, 1969 Communist activity increases along Cambodian border, 1918 German commander in East Africa surrenders, 1941 A war warning is sent to commanders in the Pacific,