1872 - The Great Boston Fire of 1872. Close to 1,000 buildings destroyed
1913 - Storm "Freshwater Fury" sinks 8 ore-carriers on Great Lakes
1918 - Bavaria proclaims itself a republic
1927 - Giant Panda discovered, China
1932 - Hurricane storm wave sweeps over Santa Cruz del Sur Cuba kills 2,500
1953 - Cambodia (aka Kampuchea) gains independence from Fance, within the French Union
