1614

The New Netherland Co. was formed by a group of merchants from Amsterdam and Hoorn to set up fur trading in North America.

1968

Apollo 7, the first manned Apollo mission, launched with three astronauts aboard.

1984

Challenger astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan became the first American woman to walk in space as she and fellow Mission Specialist David C. Leestma spent 3 1/2 hours outside the shuttle.

1986

President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev opened two days of talks in Reykjavik, Iceland, concerning arms control and human rights.