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1816: Argentina declares independence from Spain; Spain whines, "Ah, c'mon! Doesn't anybody wanna be our colony anymore?"
1872: Doughnut cutter patented by John Blondel; he is later nominated for sainthood by cops everywhere.
1951: President Truman asks Congress to formally end state of war with Germany; 'cause he'd been kinda busy, what with the A-bomb and the Russkies and Thomas Dewey and those pesky North Koreans and all.
1956: Dick Clark's first appearance as host of American Bandstand.
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