1722 Jacob Roggin discovered Easter Island.
1764: Sugar Act passed in Great Britain.
1964: Navy celebrated National Maritime Day for the first time.
1974: Stephen King publishes his first novel, "Carrie".
1971 Apollo 14, the third American manned lunar mission, lands near Fra Mauro Alan Shepard and Edward Mitchell (Apollo 14) walks on the Moon for 4 hours.
2012: A Chinese company that insures ships will stop intercepting tankers carrying Iranian oil in 2012 as world sanctions on Iran continue.