TODAY in HISTORY

1441 — Eton College founded by Henry VI

1497 — John Cabot claims eastern Canada for England

1793 — First republican constitution in France adopted

1817 — First coffee planted in Hawaii on Kona coast

1884 — John Lynch is first black elected chairman of Republican convention

1894 — Decision to begin modern Olympics every four years

1939 — Pan Am’s first U.S.-England flight

1940 — France signs an armistice with Italy during World War II

1949 — Cargo airlines first licensed by the U.S. Civil Aeronautics Board

1975 — Eastern 727 crashes at JFK Airport in New York City, kills 113

1977 — IRS reveals Jimmy Carter paid no taxes in 1976

1985 — 18th space shuttle mission Discovery 5 returns to Earth