TODAY in HISTORY

1492 — Columbus sets sail from Palos, Spain, for “Indies”

1882 — Congress passes first law restricting immigration

1914 — Germany invades Belgium and declares war on France in Word War I

1921 — First aerial crop-dusting (in Troy, Ohio, to kill caterpillars)

1953 — Frank Blair becomes news anchor of the Today Show

1956 — Willie Williams of the U.S. sets 100 meter record at 10.1

1958 — USS Nautilus begins first crossing of the Arctic Ocean under icecap

1970 — Four day NFL strike ends 1974 — Guitarist Jeff Baxter quits Steely Dan and joins Doobie Brothers

1975 — 500 drown when two river boats collide and sink in China’s West River

1981 — Air traffic controllers (PATCO) begin their strike