1276 – Augsburg becomes an Imperial Free City
1822 – Charles Graham of NY granted first US patent for artificial teeth
1839 – Prussian government limits work week for children to 51 hours
1841 – US Supreme Court rules the kidnapped slaves from the Spanish schooner the Amistad are free
1923 – Amsterdam taxi strike ends
1926 – Bertha Landes elected 1st woman mayor of Seattle and 1st female mayor of any major US city
1945 – 334 US B-29 Superfortresses attack Tokyo with 120,000 fire bombs
1948 – Provisionary Indonesian government installed in Batavia
1962 – Egyptian President Nasser declares Gaza belongs to Palestinians
1987 – Chrysler Corp offers to buy American Motors Corp for $1 billion
