1808 - Charles IV of Spain abdicates in favor of his son‚ Ferdinand VII 1845 - Joseph Francis from NYC‚ patents a corrugated sheet-iron lifeboat 1845 - Patent awarded for adhesive medicated plaster‚ precursor of band-aid 1903 - American Hotel opens in Amsterdam 1910 - William H. Lewis appointed US Assistant Attorney General 1951 - United States Air Force flag officially adopted by President Harry S. Truman 1956 - Red Buttons stars as an angel on TV anthology series "Studio One" episode "Tale of St. Emergency" 1970 - Folk singer Peter Yarrow (Peter‚ Paul and Mary) pleads guilty to "taking immoral liberties" with a 14-year-old girl and serves 3 months in prison; granted a presidential pardon in 1981 1970 - The Police (Northern Ireland) Act becomes law; the act provides for the disarmament of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) and the establishment of an RUC reserve force 2018 - US‚ European Union and Ukraine expel more than 100 Russian diplomats in response to Russian use of nerve gas in UK More Historical Events »