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 –
