1905 - The steamer "Hilda" sinks in the English Channel (100 people drown) 1919 - US Senate rejects the Treaty of Versailles by a vote of 55 to 39; Congress two years later approves resolution ending hostilities with Germany and Austria-Hungary 1942 - Joseph Goebbels visits "German Theatre in the Netherlands" 1969 - Apollo 12's Charles Conrad and Alan Bean become the 3rd and 4th humans on the Moon 1977 - Egyptian President Anwar Sadat arrives in Israel 1983 - Robert Whitney (79) conducts his final concert, leading the Louisville Orchestra at the opening of the Whitney Concert Hall at the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts in Louisville, Kentucky 1994 - Aishwarya Rai, 21, of India, crowned 44th Miss World 2023 - Brazil records its highest-ever temperature - 44.8C (112.6F) in Araçuaí, Minas Gerais state More Historical Events »