Today’s Important Historical Events
1496 Leonardo da Vinci unsuccessfully tests a flying machine
1521 Martin Luther is Excommunicated by Pope Leo X from the Roman Catholic Church for failing to recant parts of his Ninety-five Theses which started the Protestant Reformation
1777 General George Washington‘s revolutionary army defeats British forces at Battle of Princeton, New Jersey
1925 Benito Mussolini dissolves the Italian parliament and proclaims himself dictator of Italy, taking the title “Il Duce” (the Leader)
1977 Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs incorporate Apple Computer, Inc
1985 Israel government confirms resettlement of 10,000 Ethiopian Jews
Today’s Historical Events
236 Reign of St Anterus as Catholic Pope ends with his death after only 40 days
269 St Felix I begins his reign as Catholic Pope
936 Duke Alberik II of Spoleto appoints his son Pope Leo VII
1338 Jacob of Arteveld elected mayor of Ghent
1407 Bloody battles between Hoeksen & Kabeljauwen in Dordrecht
1431 Joan of Arc handed over to Bishop Pierre Cauchon
1496 Leonardo da Vinci unsuccessfully tests a flying machine
1521 Martin Luther is Excommunicated by Pope Leo X from the Roman Catholic Church for failing to recant parts of his Ninety-five Theses which started the Protestant Reformation
Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV
1929 27 year old William S Paley becomes CBS president
1947 1st opening session of Congress to be televised
1949 “Colgate Theater” dramatic anthology series premieres on NBC TV
1952 “Dragnet” with Jack Webb premieres on NBC TV
1963 WOUB TV channel 20 in Athens, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting
1964 Jack Paar Show, shows a clip of the Beatles singing “She Loves You”
1967 WJAN TV channel 17 in Canton, OH (IND) begins broadcasting
1970 WHAG TV channel 25 in Hagerstown, MD (NBC) begins broadcasting
Today’s Historical Events in Music
1780 Danish national anthem “Kong Kristian…,” 1st sung
1843 Gaetano Donizetti’s opera “Don Pasquale” premieres in Paris
1893 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky‘s final opera “Iolanta”, is first performed outside of Russia in Hamburg, Germany
1914 Kelman/Cushing/Heath’ musical “Sari,” premieres in NYC
1920 Arthur Honegger‘s “Chant de Nigamon,” premieres
1941 Sergei Rachmaninov’s “Symphonic Dances” premieres in Philadelphia
1969 John Lennon‘s “Two Virgins” album declared pornographic in New Jersey
1970 “Jimmy” closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 84 performances
Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1920 Boston Red Sox baseball club owner Harry Frazee announces agreement to sell slugger Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees for $125,000 in cash and a $350,000 loan; start of the 84 year “Curse of the Bambino”
1929 Australian cricket icon Don Bradman follows up a 1st innings of 79 to score 112 in 3rd Test v England in Melbourne; his 1st of 29 Test centuries
1931 Montreal Maroons centre Nels Stewart scores fastest 2 goals in NHL history with a pair 4 seconds apart in a 5-3 win over Boston Bruins at Montreal Arena
1943 Max and Doug Bentley assist on brother Reg’s only NHL goal in Chicago Blackhawks’ 3-3 tie with the Rangers in NYC; only time in NHL history trio of family members score and assist on a scoring play
1948 Australian cricket batting maestro Don Bradman completes dual Test centuries (132 & 127* [26th Test 100]) in 3rd Test v India in Melbourne
1949 West Indian cricket batsman Everton Weekes scores 101 in 3rd Test against India in Calcutta; his world record fifth consecutive Test century
1958 Australian cricket fast bowler Lindsay Kline takes a hat-trick (Eddie Fuller, Hugh Tayfield, Neil Adcock) as South Africa dismissed for 99 in follow-on 2nd Test at Cape Town
1971 1st AFC Championship, Memorial Stadium, Baltimore: Baltimore Colts beat Oakland Raiders, 27-17
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