British troops set the White House on fire during the War of 1812–
Treaty of Cordoba signed, granting Mexico independence from Spain–
Cornelius Swartwout patented the waffle iron
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Mark David Chapman sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for the murder of John Lennon–
For the final episode of CBS’s first Survivor program, approximately 51 million people (41% of America’s viewing public) watched Richard Hatch win the $1 million prize–
Julie Krone became the first female jockey to win a million-dollar race in the U.S. when she finished first in the Pacific Classic in Del Mar, CA, mounted atop her horse Candy Ride–
GPS navigation signals off by up to 3 feet for 3 hours due to rocket-made ionospheric hole–
Weather
The temperature at Saint Cloud, Minnesota, was 37 degrees F–
Thunderstorms dropped five to seven inches of rain on Long Island, New York, closing major highways–
Hurricane Andrew came ashore damaging South Florida–
Twisters, heavy rain, and hail as big as grapefruit struck the Dakotas–
