Today’s Important Historical Events
1190 Third Crusade: Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa drowns while crossing the Saleph River (modern Turkey) leading an army to Jerusalem
1786 A landslide dam on the Dadu River caused by earthquake ten days earlier collapses, killing 100,000 in the Sichuan province of China
1898 US Marines land in Cuba during Spanish–American War
1916 Great Arab Revolt begins against ruling Ottoman turks
1963 US Equal Pay Act signed into law by President John F. Kennedy
1977 Apple Computer ships its first Apple II computers
2003 The Spirit Rover is launched, beginning NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover mission
Today’s Historical Events
1190 Third Crusade: Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa drowns while crossing the Saleph River (modern Turkey) leading an army to Jerusalem
1194 Major fire at Chartres Cathedral, France, leads to it rebuilt as the high point of French Gothic style
1358 French Jacquerie peasant leader Guillaume Cale captured at the Battle of Mello
1502 Crimean Khan defeats the Great Horde in battle near Worskla, leading to disintegration of the Great Horde
1538 Catholic German monarchy signs League of Neuremberg
1539 Council of Trent: Paul III sends out letters to his bishops, delaying the Council due to war and the difficulty bishops had traveling to Venice.
1540 Thomas Cromwell arrested in Westminster
1605 False Dimitri I, an impostor, crowned Russian tsar (rules 1605-1606)
Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV
1939 MGM cartoon character Barney Bear debuts
1954 KQED TV channel 9 in San Francisco, California (PBS) begins broadcasting
1955 KWEX TV channel 41 in San Antonio, TX (IND) begins broadcasting
1968 “Danny Thomas Hour” last airs on NBC-TV
1968 KCFW TV channel 9 in Kalispell, MT (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting
1968 WHTV (now WTZH) TV channel 24 in Meridian, MS (NBC/CBS) 1st broadcast
1972 Sammy Davis Jr.’s cover of “The Candy Man” by Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse (from the film “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory”) goes to #1 on the charts – his biggest single
1982 “Taxi” last airs on ABC, moves to NBC in the fall
Today’s Historical Events in Music
1818 Pesaro opera theater opens with Gioachino Rossini‘s “La gaza ladra”
1865 Richard Wagner‘s opera “Tristan und Isolde” premieres in Munich, Germany
1964 Rolling Stones record their “12×5” album at Chess Studios in Chicago, Illinois
1966 The Beatles release single “Paperback Writer” / “Rain” in UK; “Rain” featured experimental studio tricks of slowed down bass and drums tracks, and backwards vocals in the fade out
1966 Janis Joplin‘s 1st live concert (Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco)
1966 Janis Joplin plays her 1st gig with Big Brother & The Holding Company, at Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco, California
1967 15,000 attend Fantasy Faire and Magic Mountain Music Festival, California
1972 Elvis Presley records a live album at NYC’s Madison Square Garden
Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1868 2nd Belmont: Bobby Swim aboard General Duke wins in 3:02
1871 5th Belmont: W Miller aboard Harry Basset wins in 2:56
1876 10th Belmont: William Donohue aboard Algerine wins in 2:40.5
1890 24th Belmont: Pike Barnes riding Burlington wins in 2:07.75
1891 25th Belmont: Ed Garrison riding Foxford wins in 2:08.75
1893 27th Belmont: Willie Simms aboard Commanche wins in 1:53.25
1904 British Open Men’s Golf, Royal St George’s GC: Jack White wins his only major title, 1 stroke ahead of runners-up James Braid and J.H. Taylor, both former champions
1916 48th Belmont: E Haynes aboard Friar Rock wins in 2:22
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