1778 - Britain declares war on France‚ due to French alliance with US 1845 - Rubber band patented by Stephen Perry of London 1868 - Postage stamp canceling machine patent issued 1894 - US and China sign treaty preventing Chinese laborers from entering US 1921 - Sailors revolt in Kronstadt (thousands die) 1924 - Netherlands and USSR begin talks over USSR recognition 1960 - US President Eisenhower forms anti-Castro-exile army under the CIA 1989 - "Chu Chem" opens at Ritz Theater NYC for 44 performances 1995 - Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams visits the White House in Washington‚ D.C. 2016 - Brazilian federal judge blocks swearing-in of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as Chief of Staff to President Dilma Rousseff‚ as part of "Car Wash" controversy More Historical Events »