1. 1895 - Volley Ball is invented by W.G. Morgan
2. 1943 - The battle of Guadalcanal ends with an American victory over Japanese forces
3. 1950 - United States Senator Joe McCarthy accuses more than 200 staff in the State Department of being Communists
4. 1953 - The movie Superman premiers
5. 1960 - Joanne Woodward receives the first star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
6. 1972 - Paul McCartney's group Wings begin their first UK tour in a small club in Nottingham
7. 1979 - Football club Nottingham Forest clinches Britain's first £1m transfer deal
8. 1981 - Bill Haley dies at age 56
9. 1983 - A nationwide hunt for 1981 Derby winner Shergar begins in Ireland
10. 1997 - The Simpsons becomes the longest-running prime-time animated series. The Flintstones held the record previously
11. 2002 - Princess Margaret, the younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II, dies at age 71 after suffering a massive stroke
Source: BBC, Wikipedia, historyorb.com, infoplease.com, history.co.uk, brainyhistory.com, on-this-day.com
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