1797 ~ Nathaniel Briggs patented a washing machine.

1854 ~ The Crimean War began with Britain and France declaring war on Russia.

1899 ~ Birthday of August Busch, Brewer & Team Owner.

1903 ~ Birthday of Rudolph Serkin, Pianist.

1930 ~ The Turkish cities of Constantinople and Angora changed their names to Istanbul and Ankara respectively.

1939 ~ The Spanish Civil War ended as Madrid fell to Francisco Franco.

1945 ~ Germany launched the last of the V-2 rockets against England.

1970 ~ Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young's "Woodstock" was released.

1979 ~ A major accident occurred at Pennsylvania's Three Mile Island nuclear power plant. A nuclear power reactor overheated and suffered a partial meltdown.

1986 ~ More than 6,000 radio stations of all format varieties played "We are the World" simultaneously at 10:15 a.m. EST.

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