Today’s Important Historical Events
1863 Abraham Lincoln issues his Amnesty Proclamation and plan for Reconstruction of the South
1941 US and Britain declare war on Japan, US enters World War II
1941 US President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivers “Day of Infamy” speech to US Congress a day after the bombing of Pearl Harbor
1965 Pope Paul VI signs 2nd Vatican council
1966 US and USSR sign treaty to prohibit nuclear weapons in outer space
2004 Cuzco Declaration is signed in Cuzco, Peru, establishing the Union of South American Nations
1326 Daitokuji temple, Rinzai line, established in Kyoto by Daito Kokushi
1609 Biblioteca Ambrosiana in Milan opens its reading room, second public library in Europe
1659 Mexican border town Ciudad Juárez is founded by Fray García de San Francisco.
1710 Battle of Brihuega in the War of the Spanish Succession: British General James Stanhope captured by French & Spanish forces
1776 George Washington‘s retreating army crosses Delaware River from NJ
1777 Captain James Cook leaves Society Islands
1792 1st cremation in US: Henry Laurens
1794 1st issue of Herald of Rutland, VT published
Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV
1857 1st production of Dion Boucicault‘s play “Poor of New York”
1949 “On the Town”, the film adaptation of the Broadway musical, starring Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Ann Miller and Vera-Ellen, is released
1954 WPTZ TV channel 5 in Plattsburgh, NY (NBC) begins broadcasting
1955 Black Ealing comedy “The Ladykillers”, directed by Alexander Mackendrick and starring Alec Guinness is released in the UK
1960 Musical “Peter Pan”, starring Mary Martin broadcast, for a 3rd time, on NBC as a special event, videotaped in color for future rebroadcasts
1978 “The Deer Hunter”, directed by Michael Cimino and starring Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken and Meryl Streep, premieres in Los Angeles (Academy Awards Best Picture 1979)
1980 “Bravo” network premieres on cable TV
Today’s Historical Music Events
1813 Ludwig van Beethoven‘s 7th Symphony in A, premieres in Vienna with Beethoven conducting
1846 Hector Berlioz‘s “La Damnation de Faust” premieres
1849 Giuseppe Verdi‘s opera “Luisa Miller” premieres in Naples
1914 Irving Berlin‘s musical “Watch your Step” premieres in NYC
1915 Jean Sibelius‘ 5th Symphony in E premieres
1930 Cole Porter‘s musical “The New Yorkers” opens at B. S. Moss’s Broadway Theatre, NYC; runs for 169 performances
1947 “Caribbean Carnival” opens at International Theater NYC for 11 performances
1948 “Marinka” closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 168 performances
Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1940 National Football League Championship, Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C.: Chicago Bears beat Washington Redskins, 73-0; most one-sided victory in NFL history; first NFL title game broadcast on national radio
1942 8th Heisman Trophy Award: Frank Sinkwich, Georgia (HB)
1948 14th Heisman Trophy Award: Doak Walker, SMU (HB)
1953 19th Heisman Trophy Award: Johnny Lattner, Notre Dame (HB)
1955 21st Heisman Trophy Award: Howard Cassady, Ohio State (HB)
1955 Brooklyn catcher Roy Campanella wins his 3rd MVP Award
1956 XVI Summer Olympic Games close in Melbourne, Australia; start of an Olympic tradition – amidst international tensions, athletes mingle together, parade into and around MCG arena for final appearance to close the Games
1959 President Eisenhower watches Pakistan v Aust Test Cricket at Karachi
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