On this day :

1881 American Red Cross founded, 1758 Lenape Indians abduct Mary Campbell from western Pennsylvania, 1901 Connecticut enacts first speedlimit law, 1863 The Siege of Port Hudson begins, 1988 Gorbachev consolidates power, 1924 Leopold and Loeb gain national attention, 1992 Long Island Lolita is arrested, 1996 A veterans flashback defense doesnt hold up in court, 1960 Huge earthquake hits Chile, 1542 De Soto dies in the American wilderness, 1927 Lindbergh lands in Paris, 1932 Earhart completes transatlantic flight, 1999 Soap star Susan Lucci wins first Emmy after 19 nominations, 1910 Serialization of Colettes The Vagabond begins, 1955 Chuck Berry records Maybellene, 1539 Black Spanish explorer Estevan is reported killed, 2000 Garfields spine on display at museum, 1978 Nancy Lopez wins her first CocaCola Classic, 1969 Military spokesman defends Hamburger Hill, 1911 Second Moroccan Crisis, 1940 Nazis kill unfit people in East Prussia, 1942 Thousands of Jews die in Nazi gas chambers IG Farber sets up factory,