Today In History

1460 University of Basle in Swizerland forms
1541 Ignatius of Loyola becomes 1st superior-general of Jesuits
1552 Mauritius van Saksen begins alliance with Karel Anikita Stroganov
1558 Czar Ivan IV gives parts of North-Russia to fur traders
1581 Frances Drake completes circumnavigation of world
1588 Christian IV succeeds Frederik II as king of Denmark
1625 Viceroy Frederik Henry marries Amalia countess von Solms-Braunfels
1655 Battle at Postage Farina, Tunis: English fleet beats Barbarian pirates
1686 English king James II publishes Declaration of Indulgence
1865 Lee's army arrives at Amelia Courthouse
1870 Golden Gate Park forms by City Order #800
1896 Announcement of Gold in Yukon
1900 Assassination attempt on prince of Wales/king Edward VII
1900 British garrison of Reddersberg surrenders to Boer general De Wet
1902 Cecil Rhodes scholarship fund forms with $10 million
1905 Earthquake in Kangra India, kills 20,000
1911 Hugh Chalmers, automaker, suggests idea of baseball MVP
1912 Army fires on striking mine workers at Lena-gold fields Siberia
1912 Chinese republic proclaimed in Tibet
1914 "Perils of Pauline" shown for 1st time in Los Angeles
1918 Battle of Somme, ends
1918 Food riot in Amsterdam
1920 Arabs attack Jews in Jerusalem
1926 Greek dictator Theodorus Pangalos elected president
1929 "New Moon" musical opens in London
1929 1st AAU Greco-Roman wrestling championships held
1940 R Rodgers/Lorenz Hart's "Higher and Higher," premieres in New York City
1941 German troops conquer Banghazi
1944 British troops capture Addis Ababa Ethiopia
1944 De Gaulle forms new regime in exile, with communists
1945 U.S. forces liberated the Nazi death camp Ohrdruf in Germany
1945 U.S. tanks and infantry conquer Bielefeld
1947 Convention on International Civil Aviation goes into effect
1947 Largest group of sunspots on record
1960 Project Ozma begins at Green Bank radio astronomy center
1960 Senegal declares independence from France
1964 "Anyone Can Whistle" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 9 performances
1964 Beatles' "Can't Buy Me Love," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 5 weeks
1965 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Baton Rouge Golf Invitational
1966 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1967 Dutch De Young government forms
1967 Marines chase "Nozems" out of Amsterdam Central Station
1968 "Education of Hyman Kaplan" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 28 performances
1968 Apollo 6 launched atop Saturn V; unmanned
1969 Denton Cooley gets 1st temporary artificial heart
1970 Firestone World Tournament of Champions won by Don Johnson
1971 "Follies" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 524 performances
1972 1st electric power plant fueled by garbage begins operating
1974 Hank Aaron ties Babe Ruth's home-run record by hitting his 714th
1975 Steve Miller is arrested for burning his girlfriend's clothes
1975 USAF transport carrying orphans from Saigon crashes killing 155
1976 5th Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Judy Rankin
1976 Seni Pramoj's Democratic Party wins elections in Thailand
1982 11th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Sally Little
1983 45th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: North Carolina State beats Houston 54-52
1983 6th space shuttle mission, Challenger 1 launched
1984 Michael Frayn's "Benefactors" premieres in London
1984 Winston Smith in Orwell's "1984" begins his secret diary
1985 Tulane University cancels its basketball season amidst scandal
1986 Wayne Gretzky sets NHL record with 213th point of season
1987 Dow Jones up 69.89 points, ending at record 2,390.34 pts
1988 50th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kansas beat Oklahoma 83-79
1988 Last broadcast of "Crossroads" on British TV
1988 Mets set Opening Day record with 6 HRs
1989 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's last NBA game in Seattle
1990 "Martian Chronicles" premieres on ABC-TV
1990 Gloria Estefan released from hospital after her accident
1990 Security law violator Ivan Boesky is released from federal custody
1991 "Lucifer's Child" opens at Music Box Theater New York City for 28 performances
1992 Game 1 of Mayor Challenge - New York Yankees beat New York Mets 6-4 at Yank Stad
1992 Jury deliberations begin in Noriega case
1993 12th NCAA Women's Basketball Champion: Texas Tech beats OH State 84-82
1993 5th Seniors Golf Tradition: Tom Shaw
1993 Trish Johnson wins Las Vegas LPGA at Canyon Gate Golf Tournament
1993 Wrestlemania IX at Caesar's Palace Las Vegas, Hulk Hogan pins Yokozuna
1994 1st game played at Jacobs Field, Indians beat Mariners 4-3 in 11 inn
1994 56th NCAA Men's Basketball Champion: Arkansas Razorbacks beats Duke 76-72
1994 Cubs Karl "Tuffy" Rhodes, hit 3 home runs in 1993 hits 3 home runs on opening
1994 KLM Saab 340B crashes at Schiphol, 3 killed
1994 Los Angeles Dodger Darryl Strawberry begins substance abuse treatment
1994 Largest Opening Day crowd at Yankee Stadium, 56,706
1994 Netscape Communications founded as Mosaic Communications
1994 Tony Curtis undergoes heart-bypass surgery
1996 "Inherit the Wind" opens at Royale Theater New York City for 45 performances
1996 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Austin Texas on KJFK 98.9 FM
1997 Anaheim Ducks clinch their 1st-ever playoff berth
1997 Braves officially open Turner Field against Cubs
1997 DMSP Titan 2 launched

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