Today’s Important Historical Events
380 Theodosius I makes his adventus, or first formal entry, into Constantinople
1639 1st observation of transit of Venus by Jeremiah Horrocks and William Crabtree – helped establish size of the Solar System
1642 Dutch explorer Abel Tasman discovers Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania)
1859 English naturalist Charles Darwin publishes “On the Origin of Species” radically changing the view of evolution and laying the foundation for evolutionary biology
1950 UN troops begin an assault intending to end Korean War by Christmas
1954 France sends 20,000 soldiers to Algeria
1974 Most complete early human skeleton (Lucy, Australopithecus) discovered by Donald Johanson, Maurice Taieb, Yves Coppens and Tim White in the Middle Awash of Ethiopia’s Afar Depression [1] [2]
Today’s Historical Events
380 Theodosius I makes his adventus, or first formal entry, into Constantinople
496 Anastasius II succeeds Gelasius I as Catholic Pope
642 Theodore I begins his reign as Catholic Pope
1105 Rabbi Nathan ben Yehiel of Rome completes Talmudic dictionary
1434 River Thames in London freezes over
1542 Battle of Solway Moss: English beat Scottish King James V
1587 Battle at Auneau: Henri de Guise wins
1601 Earl Mauritius ceases siege of De Bosch due to strict monarchy
Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV
1936 Noël Coward‘s anthology “Tonight at 8:30” premieres in NYC, runs for 118 performances
1947 The US House of Representatives Committee on Un-American Activities finds “Hollywood 10” in contempt because of their refusal to reveal whether they were communists
1948 WAVE TV channel 3 in Louisville, Kentucky (NBC) begins broadcasting
1948 “Bicycle Thieves”, Italian film directed by Vittorio De Sica, starring himself and Cesare Zavattini, is released (Honorary Academy Award 1950)
1966 The cult classic “One Million Years B.C.”, starring Raquel Welch, is released 1st in West Germany
1979 “Salem’s Lot”, American two-part miniseries based on the horror novel of the same name by Stephen King, concludes in the United States
1985 NBC miniseries “Mussolini: The Untold Story” starring George C. Scott premieres in the US
1991 CFL Grey Cup, Winnipeg Stadium: Toronto Argonauts defeat Calgary Stampeders, 36-21; Argos under new ownership of LA Kings owner Bruce McNall, hockey player Wayne Gretzky and actor John Candy
Today’s Historical Music Events
1800 Weber’s opera “Das Waldmadchen” premieres in Freiburg
1950 “Guys & Dolls” opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 1200 performances
1951 “17” closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 180 performances
1951 “Music in the Air” closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 56 performances
1956 “Pajama Game” closes at St James Theater NYC after 1063 performances
1966 The Beatles began recording sessions for their album “Sgt.Pepper’s lonely hearts Club Band”
1975 “Boccaccio” opens at Edison Theater NYC for 7 performances
1986 “Smile” opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC for 48 performances
Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1897 Canadian Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union forms in Kingston
1934 CFL Grey Cup: Sarnia Imperials win their first Championship with a 20-12 win over Regina Roughriders
1938 National Semi-Pro Basketball Congress authorizes yellow basketball
1949 Syracuse Nationals beat Anderson Packers, 125-123 in 5 OTs
1951 CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Ottawa Rough Riders claim their 4th Championship with 21-14 win over Saskatchewan Roughriders
1953 Los Angeles Dodgers sign Walter Alston to a 1-year pact as manager for 1954; signs 23 one year agreements until 1976
1956 CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Edmonton Eskimos make it 3rd consecutive Championships; defeat Montreal Alouettes for 3rd straight year, 50-27
1956 Americans go 1-2 in the men’s 100m final at the Melbourne Olympics; Bobby Morrow and Thane Baker both record hand-timed 10.50s but automatic timing gives gold medal to Morrow
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