Today’s Important Historical Events
657 Battle of Siffin during the first Muslim civil war between Ali ibn Abi Talib and Muawiyah I beside Euphrates River
1519 Francisco Pizarro receives royal charter for the west coast of South America
1533 Francisco Pizarro orders the death of the last Sapa Inca Emperor, Atahualpa
1803 The Surrey Iron Railway, arguably the world’s first public railway, opens in south London
1908 United States Attorney General Charles Joseph Bonaparte issues an order to immediately staff the Office of the Chief Examiner (later renamed the Federal Bureau of Investigation)
1945 Declaration of Potsdam: US, Britain and China demand the unconditional surrender of Japan during WWII
1953 Fidel Castro leads a failed attack on the Moncada Barracks, intended to spark a revolution in Cuba
Today’s Historical Events
657 Battle of Siffin during the first Muslim civil war between Ali ibn Abi Talib and Muawiyah I beside Euphrates River
811 Battle of Pliska: Bulgarians under Krum beat Byzantines
920 Rout of an alliance of Christian troops from Navarre and Léon against the Muslims at Pamplona
1267 Inquisition forms in Rome under Pope Clement IV
1309 Henry VII is recognized King of the Romans by Pope Clement V
1469 Wars of the Roses: Battle of Edgecote Moor – Pitting the forces of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick against those of King Edward IV
1497 “Edward IV‘s son” Perkin Warbeck’s army lands in Cork
1499 Spanish conquistador Alonso de Ojeda discovers Curacao Island
Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV
1896 Vitascope Hall, 1st permanent for-profit movie theatre, opens in New Orleans
1938 1st radio broadcast of “Young Widder Brown” on NBC
1948 1st black host of a network show-CBS’ Bob Howard Show
1949 WCPO TV channel 9 in Cincinnati, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting
1954 WCET TV channel 48 in Cincinnati, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting
1966 WRLH TV channel 31 in Lebanon, NH (NBC) begins broadcasting
1978 11th San Diego Comic-Con International opens at El Cortez Hotel
1982 Karen Dianne Baldwin, 18, of Canada, crowned 31st Miss Universe
Today’s Historical Events in Music
1882 Richard Wagner‘s opera “Parsifal” premieres in Bayreuth, Germany
1973 Peter Shaffer‘s musical “Equus” premieres in London
1992 “Man of La Mancha” closes at Marquis Theater NYC after 108 performances
2018 Sir Paul McCartney performs a “secret” gig at the Cavern Club in Liverpool, where the Beatles began
Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1914 12th Tour de France won by Philippe Thys of Belgium
1928 In only his second and final defence of his world heavyweight boxing title, Gene Tunney scores an 11-round TKO win over Tom Heeney at Yankee Stadium, NYC
1928 Yanks score 11 runs in 12th beating Tigers 12-1
1931 LPGA Western Open Women’s Golf, Midlothian CC: June Beebe beats Mrs. Melvin Jones, 3 & 2 for golf’s only major title
1931 International Lawn Tennis Challenge, Paris, France: Henri Cochet beats Fred Perry 6-4, 1-6, 9-7, 6-3 to give France 3-2 win over Great Britain and 5th straight title
1931 25th Tour de France won by Antonin Magne of France
1933 Joe DiMaggio ends 61 game hitting streak in Pacific Coast League
1939 Yankee catcher Bill Dickey hits 3 consecutive HRs
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