- 135 Betar, the last outpost of Bar Kochba, falls to Rome
- 642 Battle of Maserfield: British Anglo-Saxon King Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia
- 910 The last major Viking army to raid England, led by King Edward and Earl Æthelred, is defeated at the Battle of Tettenhall by the allied forces of Mercia and Wessex
- 1100 Henry I is crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey, London
- 1264 Anti-Jewish riots break out in Arnstadt, Germany
1305 Scottish resistance leader William Wallace is captured by the English near Glasgow and transported to London for trial and execution
- 1388 Battle of Otterburn, a border skirmish between the Scottish and the English in Northern England
- 1391 Castilian sailors fire an attack on the Jewish ghetto of Barcelona, killing hundreds
- 1399 Battle of Vorskla: Tatars defeat Russians and Lithuanians
- 1420 Duke John VI of Bavaria visits Dutch mystic Lidwina, known as Christ’s bride
- 1543 French and Turkish troops occupy Nice
- 1552 Battle of Ponza: Ottoman naval fleet led by Dragut defeats the Genoese fleet under Andrea Doria, capturing seven galleys
- 1583 Humphrey Gilbert claims Newfoundland for the British crown, the first English colony in North America and the beginning of the British Empire
- 1654 French troops occupy Stenay during the Franco-Spanish war
- 1666 On the second day of the St. James’ Day Battle (Two Day Battle), the English fleet defeats the Dutch under Michiel de Ruyter
- 1667 State of Holland obtains Eternal Edict
- 1689 1,500 Iroquois attack the village of Lachine in New France
1716 Battle of Petrovaradin [Peterwardein]: Habsburgs under Eugene of Savoy defeat the Ottomans in a decisive victory
- 1745 During the Jacobite Rising of 1745, Jacobite forces capture a British company of troops under Captain Scott
- 1763 Pontiac’s War: Battle of Bushy Run – British forces led by Henry Bouquet defeat Native American forces at Bushy Run
- 1772 First Partition of Poland among Austria, Prussia, and Russia is made public
- 1775 First Spanish ship, San Carlos, enters San Francisco Bay
- 1781 Battle of Dogger Bank (Fourth Anglo-Dutch War): a British strategic victory, although both sides claim to have won
1st Transatlantic Telegraph Cable
1858 The first transatlantic telegraph cable lands at Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, spearheaded by Cyrus West Field, but it fails after 3 weeks
- 1860 Carl IV of Sweden-Norway is crowned King of Norway in Trondheim
- 1861 Enlistment in US Union Army increases from 3 months to 2 years
- 1861 Naval Engagement at Fernandina, Florida, the USS Vincennes ends rebel blockade
- 1861 President Lincoln signs the first US personal income tax into law (3% of incomes over $800)
- 1861 US Army abolishes flogging
- 1862 Union forces prevent Confederate attempts to capture Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Battle of Mobile Bay
1864 Battle of Mobile Bay won by the Union Navy, led by Rear Admiral David Farragut with the cry “Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!”
1884 Cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty is laid on Bedloe’s Island, New York City
- 1890 British and French accord to divide African colonization
- 1891 World’s first traveler’s cheques issued by American Express
- 1900 In Russia, anti-Jewish riots spread from Odessa to other parts of the country
- 1901 Peter O’Connor of Ireland sets the first officially recognised world long jump record at 24 feet and 11 3/4 inches (7.61 meters) in Dublin, Ireland
Roosevelt Hosts Russia Japan Peace Talks
1905 First meeting of the Russian and Japanese peace commissioners takes place at US President Theodore Roosevelt‘s home in Oyster Bay, New York
- 1912 Japan’s first taxicab service begins in Ginza, Tokyo
Battle of Liège
1914 Battle of Liège: first battle of WWI, massive German assault on forts around the Belgian city of Liège led by Erich Ludendorff
- 1914 Cuba, Uruguay, Mexico, and Argentina proclaim neutrality in WWI
- 1914 Dutch Cort Van der Linden government issues silver bonds as money
- 1914 First electric traffic light installed in the US at the intersection of East 105th Street and Euclid Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio
- 1914 Montenegro declares war against Austria-Hungary in WWI
- 1914 US and Nicaragua sign treaty granting canal rights to US
- 1914 Westerschelde leaves due to the German invasion of Belgium
War Secretary Lord Kitchener
1914 WWI: Field Marshal Lord Kitchener appointed Secretary of War after British declaration of war on Germany
- 1915 The Latin American Conference convenes in Washington, with representatives from leading South American nations joining the US to discuss conditions in Mexico
- 1915 Warsaw, evacuated by the Russians, is occupied by the Germans
- 1917 British troops attack the Ypres Canal in Boesinghe, Belgium
- 1917 The entire US National Guard is taken into national service, subject to presidential rather than state control
Last Zeppelin Air Raid
1918 Last German air raid on England in World War I occurs, with four Zeppelin airships dropping bombs in the Midlands and North East England
- 1921 KDKA Pittsburgh presents the first radio broadcast of MLB as the Pirates beat the Phillies 8-0 with Harold Arlin as the first play-by-play broadcaster
- 1921 Treaty of Berlin: US and Germany sign separate peace treaty
- 1924 “Little Orphan Annie” comic strip by Harold Gray is first published in the New York Daily News
- 1925 Plaid Cymru is formed with the aim of disseminating knowledge of the Welsh language, which is in danger of dying out
- 1926 French and German trade agreement is signed
Houdini Escapes Underwater Coffin
1926 Harry Houdini stays in a coffin underwater for 1½ hours before escaping
- 1927 Phillies outfielder Cy Williams hits for the cycle in just four at-bats in a 9-7 victory against the Pirates
1930 The Norwegian Bratvaag expedition finds the remains, diaries and negative images of S. A. Andrée’s ill-fated balloon polar expedition of 1897 on White Island in the Svalbard archipelago
Barrow Gang Kills Lawman
1932 Clyde Barrow and two associates kill Sheriff C.G. Maxwell and his deputy, Eugene C. Moore, in the first instance of the Barrow gang killing a lawman
Owen’s World Record Gold
1936 American athlete Jesse Owens wins the 200 m in a world record time of 20.7 seconds, his third gold medal of the Berlin Olympics
- 1936 Italian athlete Ondina Valla runs a world record time of 11.6 seconds in the semifinals of the 80 m hurdles at the Berlin Olympics; wins the final the next day but can’t match the time
- 1936 Ken Carpenter (50.48 Olympic record) and Gordon Dunn achieve an American 1-2 finish in the men’s discus throw at the Berlin Olympics
- 1940 Acquaintance blows up Zandvoortse synagogue
- 1940 St. Louis Browns pitcher John Whitehead no-hits the Detroit Tigers 4-0 in six innings (rain-shortened)
- 1942 British government cancels Munich Agreement
- 1942 German troops cross the Russian Kuban River in the Western Caucasus
- 1943 Sicily: Three US A-36s bomb British headquarters
- 1943 WWII: At around 11 am during the Battle of Troina, Mount Etna erupts, sending ash and lava miles into the sky
- 1943 WWII: Soviet forces reclaim Orel and Bjelgorod in the Kharkov region of Ukraine, liberating the cities from German occupation
- 1944 German forces begin the mass killing of between 40,000 and 50,000 Polish civilians in the Wola district of Warsaw during the uprising
- 1944 US 79th and 90th Divisions occupy Laval (Mayenne), southwest of Paris
- 1944 US troops occupy Vannes, Brittany
- 1947 The Netherlands ceases political action in Indonesia due to UN pressure
- 1948 A Swedish sweep of the medals in the 3000 m steeplechase at the London Olympics with Tore Sjöstrand taking gold ahead of teammates Erik Elmsäter and Göte Hagström
- 1948 Americans Sammy Lee and Bruce Harlan go 1-2 in the 10 m platform diving at the London Olympics
- 1948 Cleveland Indians set a club record for most double plays in a game (6) in a 3-0 win against Washington
- 1948 Jamaica achieves a 1-2 finish in the men’s 400 m at the London Olympics, with Arthur Wint (46.2) defeating teammate Herb McKenley for the gold medal
- 1949 A 6.4 earthquake strikes Tungurahua Province, Ecuador, killing 5,000 people
- 1951 Uprising by Moluccan soldiers from Indonesia at Ambonese Camp, Netherlands
- 1953 Operation “Big Switch”; Korean War prisoners exchanged at Panmunjom
- 1956 Belgian race car driver André Milhoux (27) competes in his only Grand Prix, driving a Gordini T32 in Germany; he is forced to retire after 15 laps due to an engine problem
- 1956 KUAM TV channel 8 in Agana, Guam (CBS/ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting
- 1956 WCYB TV channel 5 in Bristol-Kingsport, Virginia (NBC) begins broadcasting
- 1957 “American Bandstand” premieres on network TV (ABC)
- 1957 Comic strip “Andy Capp” makes its debut
- 1957 WJZ-TV in Baltimore, MD, begins television broadcasting
- 1959 42.4 cm of rainfall in Decatur Co, Iowa (state record)
- 1959 Chicago Cardinals (NFL) beat Toronto Argonauts (CFL) 55-26 in a pre-season exhibition at CNE Stadium in Toronto
- 1960 Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) declares independence from France
- 1961 118°F (48°C) is recorded at Ice Harbor Dam, Washington (state record)
- 1961 Chicago Bears (NFL) beat Montreal Alouettes (CFL) 34-16 in a pre-season exhibition at Molson Stadium in Montreal
Event of Interest
1962 Nelson Mandela is arrested for incitement and for illegally leaving South Africa
- 1962 The first quasar, 3C 273, is located through radio observations
- 1962 UN command forbids flights to Congo’s breakaway Katangese airports
- 1963 Britain, USA, and USSR sign the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
Sports History
1963 Craig Breedlove sets a world land speed record of 407.45 mph (655.73 km/h) in the Spirit of America at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah
- 1964 Beatles record a cover of Little Willie John’s “Leave My Kitten Alone”; not released until 1995’s “Anthology 1”
- 1964 Congo rebellion: Christopher Gbenye and Pierre Mulele conquer Stanleyville
- 1964 The US begins bombing North Vietnam in response to the real and imagined attacks on US Navy ships in the Gulf of Tonkin
- 1966 33rd NFL Chicago College All-Star Game at Soldier Field: Green Bay 38, All-Stars 0 (72,000 attendees)
Event of Interest
1966 Protesters throw rocks and bottles at Martin Luther King Jr. during a fair housing protest march at Marquette Park in Chicago [1]
- 1966 The Beatles release the single “Yellow Submarine” with “Eleanor Rigby” in the UK
- 1966 The Beatles release their “Revolver” album in the UK
- 1966 USSR conducts a nuclear test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan
- 1967 Bobby Gentry releases her hit “Ode to Billie Joe”
- 1967 British pirate radio station Radio 355 ceases broadcasting
- 1967 First exhibition after AFL/NFL merger, Denver Broncos (AFL) surprise Detroit Lions (NFL), 13-7 at the University of Denver
- 1968 WMCV (now WZTV) TV channel 17 in Nashville, TN (IND) broadcasts for the first time
- 1969 Mariner 7 flies past Mars
Baseball Record
1969 Pirates outfielder Willie Stargell smashes his first and longest home run ever hit out of Dodger Stadium; the incomparable shot off Alan Foster measures 506 feet
- 1969 The UVF plants its first bomb in the Republic of Ireland, damaging the RTÉ Television Centre in Dublin
- 1970 Robert Morley’s “How the Other Half Loves” premieres in London
- 1970 US Black Panther leader Huey Newton is freed from jail after two trials end in hung juries, and the district attorney decides against a fourth trial
- 1971 The British Parliament debate the security situation in Northern Ireland
- 1971 WNPE TV channel 16 in Watertown, NY (PBS) begins broadcasting
- 1972 Detroit Tigers shortstop Ed Brinkman commits an error, ending a record streak of 72 games and 331 total chances without a misplay
- 1972 The Moody Blues reissue their 1967 single “Nights in White Satin,” and it reaches #2 on the US charts, higher than the initial release
- 1973 Arab terrorists open fire at Athens airport, killing 3 and injuring 55
Sports History
1973 Atlanta Braves pitcher Phil Niekro no-hits the San Diego Padres 9-0, achieving the first no-hitter for the franchise in Atlanta
- 1973 Fifteen-year-old Australian swimmer Stephen Holland smashes Mike Burton’s 1,500 m world record by a massive 14.78 seconds (15:37.8) in Brisbane
- 1973 USSR launches Mars 6
- 1974 Joan Jett forms her rock group, The Runaways, in the United States
Event of Interest
1974 US President Richard Nixon admits he withheld information about Watergate break-in
- 1975 Philadelphia Phillies set an MLB record when the first eight batters get hits off Bill Bonham and beat the Cubs 13-5
Contract of Interest
1975 Stevie Wonder signs a 7-year, 7-album contract with a $13 million advance with Motown Records
- 1978 New Orleans Saints beat Philadelphia Eagles 14-7 in an NFL exhibition at Mexico City’s Olympic Stadium
- 1978 The first all-seater stadium opens in Aberdeen, Scotland; Aberdeen and London club Tottenham Hotspur play a friendly to inaugurate Pittodrie Stadium
- 1979 Government of Mauritania signs peace treaty with Polisario
- 1979 Italian government of Cossiga is sworn in
- 1979 Varetta Shankle (Miss) is crowned the 12th Miss Black America
Event of Interest
1981 US President Ronald Reagan fires 11,500 striking air traffic controllers
Sports History
1984 American Joan Benoit wins the first Olympic marathon for women (2:24:52) ahead of Grete Waitz of Norway at the Los Angeles Games
- 1984 American super-hurdler Edwin Moses wins the 400 m hurdles gold medal at the Los Angeles Olympics, his 105th consecutive race victory
- 1984 Evelyn Ashford runs a 100 m record time of 10.97 to beat American teammate Alice Brown in the Los Angeles Olympic Games final
- 1984 The rowing competition at the Los Angeles Olympics concludes with Romania dominating the women’s section, winning 5 of 6 gold medals, while the US wins the eights from Romania
- 1984 Toronto designated hitter Cliff Johnson hits an MLB record 19th career pinch-hit HR in the Blue Jays’ 4-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles
- 1985 Establishment of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is announced
Baseball Record
1986 Giants left-handed pitcher Steve Carlton becomes the second player to reach the 4,000 strikeout milestone when he strikes out center fielder Eric Davis in an 11-5 loss to the Reds
- 1986 It is revealed that Andrew Wyeth of Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, secretly created 240 drawings and paintings of his neighbor Helga Testorf
- 1986 The US Senate approves funding for the Strategic Defense Initiative, commonly known as “Star Wars”
- 1988 American politician Mario Biaggi (Rep-D-NY) is convicted of racketeering and resigns his seat
- 1988 Thoroughbred trainer Dale Baird wins his 5,000th career race with Stuffed Johnnie at Mountaineer Park, becoming the second to reach the milestone behind Jack Van Berg
- 1989 First-ever tie in harness racing’s Hambletonian as Park Avenue Joe and Probe tie the third and final heat; Park Avenue Joe wins the series on a countback
- 1989 General elections are held in Nicaragua; Sandinista Front wins a majority
- 1989 NASA’s Venus probe Magellan launches from the Space Shuttle, the first to do so
- 1991 Sergei Bubka of the Soviet Union breaks his own world pole vault record (6.10 m) in Malmö, Sweden
- 1992 Cuba wins baseball’s inaugural gold medal at the Olympic Games in Barcelona, beating Chinese Taipei 11-1
1992 Four officers of the Los Angeles Police Department, previously acquitted on charges of beating Rodney King, are indicted on federal civil rights charges
Event of Interest
1995 The city of Knin, a significant Serb stronghold, is captured by Croatian forces during Operation Storm. The date is celebrated as the day of victory (Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day) in Croatia.
- 1996 Kansas City Chiefs rout Dallas Cowboys 32-6 in an NFL preseason exhibition game in Monterrey, Mexico
- 1997 Korean Air 747 with 331 aboard crashes in Guam; 29 survive
- 1997 Ramzi Yousef, the Pakistani mastermind of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, goes on trial in New York; he is eventually found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment plus 240 years
- 1997 Soyuz TM-26 crew of Anatoly Solovyov and Pavel Vinogradov is launched
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
1998 The American spin-off “Whose Line Is It Anyway?”, starring Ryan Stiles, Colin Mochrie, and Wayne Brady, debuts on ABC
Baseball Record
1999 St. Louis slugger Mark McGwire becomes the 16th MLB player to reach the 500 home run milestone as the Cardinals lose 10-3 to San Diego at Busch Stadium
- 2000 Moni Maker wins the $500,000 Nat Ray at the Meadowlands in a world record time of 1:52.1 to become harness racing’s first $5 million stakes earner
- 2001 Cleveland Indians tie an MLB record by erasing a 12-run Seattle lead to win 15-14, also preventing the Mariners from reaching a record 117 season wins
- 2003 A car bomb explodes in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta outside the Marriott Hotel, killing 12 and injuring 150
- 2005 Discovery of Skull 5, the earliest complete Homo erectus skull aged 1.8 million years, at Dmanisi, Georgia, by archaeologist David Lordkipanidze, site of the first known hominins to leave Africa [1]
- 2005 NBA announces Las Vegas will host the 2007 All-Star Game, the first time the event will be held in a city without an NBA team
Baseball Record
2005 St. Louis Cardinals 1st baseman Albert Pujols becomes the first player to connect for 30 home runs in each of his first five MLB seasons
Hall of Fame
2006 Warren Moon becomes the first Black quarterback to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, joined by Troy Aikman, John Madden, Rayfield Wright, Harry Carson, and Reggie White
Sports History
2007 New York Mets left-hander Tom Glavine becomes the 23rd pitcher in MLB history to reach the 300-win milestone in an 8-3 victory over the Cubs at Wrigley Field in Chicago
Sports History
2010 Group led by Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan and Pittsburgh attorney Chuck Greenberg is confirmed as the winning bidder in a court-ordered auction of the Texas Rangers MLB franchise, valued at $593 million
Olympic Games
2012 Jamaican sprint superstar Usain Bolt wins the 100 m at the London Olympics in 9.63 seconds, breaking the record he set in the 2008 Olympics
- 2012 Kurdish rebels kill 19 people in Hakkâri Province, Turkey
- 2013 Flash floods across Afghanistan and Pakistan kill 160 people
Sports History
2013 MLB bans New York Yankees infielder Alex Rodriguez for 211 games due to the Biogenesis Laboratories scandal
- 2013 Rain intervenes to end the third cricket Test between Australia and England at Old Trafford; England retains the Ashes after winning the first two Tests
Event of Interest
2013 Samantha Power becomes the 28th United States Ambassador to the United Nations
- 2013 The world’s first bovine stem cell lab-grown burger is eaten in London
Event of Interest
2014 President Obama signs the Iron Dome Bill, providing $225 million in additional funding for Israel’s Iron Dome defense
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