Captain James Cook discovers Botany Bay (Australia)
Tippu Sahib drives out English from Bednore India
Mayor Wolters offers French king Louis Napoleon townhall as a palace
Robert E. Lee and 26,765 troops, surrender to U.S. Grant at Appomattox
1st full color film shown "World, Flesh and Devil" in London
LOS ANGELES LAKERS block 21 Denver shots setting NBA regulation game record
Georgia SSR votes to secede from U.S.S.R.
Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles are married
The University of Connecticut achieves a second championship as the women's basketball team takes home the NCAA championship title after a 79-58 victory over Notre Dame; the men's basketball team won the NCAA title this season