1570 - Polish Calvinists‚ Lutherans and Hernhutters unify against Jesuits 1756 - Governor Glen of South Carolina protests against 900 Acadia indians 1841 - 1st detective story published‚ Edgar Allan Poe's &;quot;Murders in Rue Morgue&;quot; (April 1841) 1861 - Formal Union surrender of Fort Sumter (US Civil War) 1890 - Pan American Day-1st conference of American states (Washington‚ D.C.) 1950 - 1st edition of British comic &;quot;Eagle&;quot; 1956 - Ampex Corp demonstrates 1st commercial videotape recorder 1958 - Soviet spacecraft Sputnik 2 with space dog Laika aboard burns up during reentry into Earth's atmosphere 1992 - UN imposes embargo against Libya takes effect 1994 - Turner Classic Movies cable channel launches; media mogul Ted Turner hosts ceremony in NYC's Times Square district at 6PM marking &;quot;the exact centennial anniversary of the first public movie showing in New York City&;quot; More Historical Events »