1712 - Twenty-one slaves are executed after killing nine whites when

a slave revolt occurs in New York City.


1974 - Grenada achieves its independence from Great Britain.



1986 - Haiti's President-for-Life, Jean-Claude Duvalier loses control

of his country to strikes, led by students. The U.S.

government asked him to resign and helped him flee to exile

in France. Henri Namphy becomes leader of Haiti.



1991 - The Rev. Jean-Bertrand Aristide is sworn in as Haiti's first

democratically elected president.