Today’s Important Historical Events
1381 Peasants’ Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath
1830 Beginning of the French colonization of Algeria: 34,000 French soldiers land 27 kilometers west of Algiers, at Sidi Ferruch
1864 The Battle of Trevilian Station, the bloodiest and largest all-cavalry battle of the American Civil War in Louisa County ends with Confederate tactical victory and Union successful retreat
1931 Al Capone is indicted on 5,000 counts of prohibition and perjury
1942 Anne Frank gets her diary as a birthday present in Amsterdam
1964 Nelson Mandela is sentenced to life in prison in South Africa
2018 singapore summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump – first time a North Korean leader and an incumbent US President have ever met
Today’s Historical Events
28 Roman General Gaius Carrinas’ triumphant procession through Rome, awarded for fighting in Gaul
1381 Peasants’ Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath
1418 An insurrection delivers Paris to the Burgundians
1442 King Alfonso V of Aragon occupies Naples
1458 Magdalen College, Oxford founded by William Waynflete, Bishop of Winchester
1523 Frisian rebel leader Jancko Douwama arrested
1534 Turkish admiral Chaireddin “Barbarossa” allows Giulia Gonzaga to kidnap and plunder in Naples
1552 Land guardians of Netherlands attack Verdun
Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV
1913 “Dachshund” by Pathe Freres, early animated cartoon, released
1939 Shooting begins on Paramount Pictures’ Dr. Cyclops, the first horror film photographed in three-strip Technicolor.
1952 2nd Berlin International Film Festival: “One Summer of Happiness” wins Golden Bear (audience vote)
1955 TV comedy “Mister Peepers” starring Wally Cox airs for last time on NBC
1955 Monitor (full weekend program) begins on NBC radio network
1958 “Make Me Laugh” TV Game Show last airs on ABC-TV, syndicated 1979
1960 KORN (now KDLT) TV channel 5 in Mitchell-Sioux Falls, SD (ABC) begins
1963 “Cleopatra” directed by Joseph Mankiewicz and starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton premieres in NYC, then most expensive film ever made
Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV
1903 The Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity is founded at the University of Michigan School of Music
1909 “Shine On, Harvest Moon” by Ada Jones & Billy Murray hits #1
1948 “Hold It!” closes at National Theater NYC after 46 performances
1948 The musical “Sleepy Hollow” closes at St James Theater NYC after 12 performances
1954 “Girl in Pink Tights” closes at Mark Hellinger NYC after 115 performances
1954 Bill Haley‘s “Rock Around the Clock” is originally released
1965 “Bajour” closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 232 performances
1965 “I Had a BaIl” closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC after 199 performances
Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1875 9th Belmont: Bobby Swim aboard Calvin wins in 2:42.25
1880 Worcester Ruby Legs pitcher Lee Richmond throws first perfect game in MLB history in 1-0 win over Cleveland Blues at the Agricultural County Fair Grounds, Worcester
1894 British Open Men’s Golf, Royal St George’s GC: J.H. Taylor wins first Open played outside Scotland; beats Douglas Rolland by 5 strokes
1896 England cricket spin bowler Jack Hearne sets record for earliest date taking 100 first-class wickets in a season when he captures 9-73 for the MCC in an innings & 18 run drubbing of Australia at Lord’s
1907 Yanks commit 11 errors & lose 14-6 to Tigers
1910 Dutch soccer club PEC forms in Zwolle; renamed FC Zwolle in 1990 and back to PEC Zwolle in 2012
1916 US National Championship Women’s Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Defending champion Molla Bjurstedt outclasses Louise Hammond Raymond 6-0, 6-1
1919 US Open Men’s Golf, Brae Burn CC: Walter Hagen defeats Mike Brady by 1 stroke in an 18-hole playoff to win his second and final US Open
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