1827: Mexico prohibits the introduction of slaves into Texas .
1848: The treaty of Guadeloupe-Hidalgo is signed which ends the United States ' war with Mexico .
1862: The U.S. Treasury issued the first American paper money, indenominations from $5 to $1,000.
1876: Alexander Graham Bell makes the first telephone call to Thomas Watson saying "Watson, come here. I need you."
1893: New Mexico State University cancels its first graduation ceremony, because the only graduate was robbed and killed the night before.
1924: The U.S. Supreme Court upholds a New York state law forbidding late-night work for women
1943: Adolf Hitler calls Field Marshall Erwin Rommel back from Tunisia in North Africa .
1944: The Irish refuse to oust all Axis envoys and deny the accusation of spying on Allied troops.
1945: American B-29 bombers attack Tokyo , killing 100,000.
1969: James Earl Ray pleads guilty to the murder of Dr. Martin Luther King and is sentenced to 99 years in jail.
1982: The United States bans Libyan oil imports, because of the continued support of terrorism.
2002: Israeli helicopters destroyed Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat'soffices in Gaza City, hours after eleven Israelis were killed in asuicide bombing in a cafe across the street from Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's residence in Jerusalem.
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