1956 - Margaret Towner becomes the first woman to be ordained into the Presbyterian Church in the US (PCUSA)
1957 - Cincinnati Redlegs decline to move to Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City
1958 - USSR lends Egypt 400 million rubles to build the Aswan High Dam across the Nile river
1973 - John Lennon sues US government to admit FBI is tapping his phone; they deny doing so
2004 - Manchester United beats Arsenal 2-0 at Old Trafford, ending Arsenal's English Premier League record 49-game unbeaten streak

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