1929 – Herbert Hoover has telephone installed in Oval Office
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/herbert-hoover-has-telephone-installed-in-oval-office
1951 – Rosenbergs convicted of espionage
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/rosenbergs-convicted-of-espionage
1974 – Mariner 10 visits Mercury
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mariner-10-visits-mercury
1982 – Earthquake and volcano do double damage in Mexico
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/earthquake-and-volcano-do-double-damage-in-mexico
2005 – Miramax chiefs part ways with Disney
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/miramax-chiefs-part-ways-with-disney
2006 – Tom Jones is knighted by Queen Elizabeth II
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tom-jones-is-knighted-by-queen-elizabeth-ii