1538 – Pope Paul III excommunicates Henry VIII of England.
1777 – France formally recognizes the USA.
1790 – The Aztec calendar stone is discovered.
1989 – The first episode of the television series The Simpsons airs in
the United States.
1989 – Fernando Collor defeats Lula in the second round of the Brazilian presidential election. This made Fernando the first democratically elected President in just about 30 years.
