Today’s Important Historical Events
1492 Christopher Columbus sets sail on his first voyage with three ships, Santa María, Pinta and Niña from Palos de la Frontera, Spain for the “Indies”
1596 David Fabricius discovers light variation of Mira (1st variable star)
1914 Germany invades Belgium and declares war on France, beginning World War I
1934 Adolf Hitler merges the offices of German Chancellor and President, declaring himself “Führer” (leader)
1972 US Senate ratifies the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty with the Soviet Union to limit the use of missile systems capable of defending against missile-delivered nuclear weapons
Today’s Historical Events
8 Roman Empire general Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus
435 Deposed Patriarch of Constantinople Nestorius, considered the originator of Nestorianism, exiled by Byzantine Emperor Theodosius II to a monastery in Egypt
881 Battle at Saucourt: French King Louis III beats the Vikings
1108 Louis VI, “the Fat One,” King of France, crowned at the cathedral in Orléans after his half brother prevents him reaching Reims
1312 Power of Luik Patriarch murders over 200
1492 Christopher Columbus sets sail on his first voyage with three ships, Santa María, Pinta and Niña from Palos de la Frontera, Spain for the “Indies”
1527 First known letter sent from North America by John Rut while at St. John’s, Newfoundland
1529 “Peace of the Ladies” (Treaty of Cambrai) made between Holy Roman Empire and the French, negotiated by Louise of Savoy and Margaret of Austria
Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV
1940 German occupiers forbid ritual slaughters & English & French movies
1989 22nd San Diego Comic-Con International opens at Omni Hotel
1992 Paramount inaugurates New York Street on TV/movie lot
1992 “Unforgiven” directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman and Morgan Freeman premieres in Los Angeles (Academy Awards Best Picture 1993)
1995 CNN en Espanol premieres
2001 “The Princess Diaries”, starring Anne Hathaway in her film debut, is released nationwide
2008 Morgan Freeman is injured in an automobile accident near Ruleville, Mississippi, when his car flipped over several times on the highway
Today’s Historical Events in Music
1829 Gioachino Rossini‘s last and greatest opera “Guillaume Tell” (William Tell) premieres at Salle Le Peletier in Paris
1897 John McNally’s musical “Good Mr Best” premieres in NYC
1963 “No Strings” closes at 84th St Theater NYC after 580 performances
1963 Beatles final performance at Cavern Club in Liverpool
1966 South African government bans Beatle records
1968 100,000 attend two-day Newport Pop Festival in Costa Mesa, California; performers included Alice Cooper, Canned Heat, The Chambers Brothers, Country Joe and the Fish, Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Sonny & Cher, Steppenwolf, Tiny Tim, The Animals, Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Quicksilver Messenger Service, and The Byrds
1971 Paul McCartney announces formation of his group Wings
1974 “Little Night Music” closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 601 performances
Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1852 America’s first intercollegiate sporting event takes place as the Harvard heavyweight rowing crew beats Yale by 2 lengths over 2 miles on Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire
1881 US National Lawn Tennis Association removes “National” from its name
1906 Washington Nationals’ Tom Hughes becomes first MLB pitcher to win a 1-0 extra innings game off his own home run in 10th v St. Louis Browns
1909 MLB umpire Tim Hurst instigates a riot by spitting in the face of A’s 2nd baseman Eddie Collins who had questioned a call; 2 weeks later Hurst banned for life
1914 NY Yankees catcher Les Nunamaker throws out 3 Tigers’ runners to 2nd base during the 1st innings, only time in 20th Century
1921 MLB Commissioner Kenesaw Landis hands out life bans to 8 Chicago White Sox players accused in Black Sox scandal despite their acquittal by a Chicago jury
1923 Baseball games cancelled following the death of US President Warren G. Harding
1924 Dutch track cyclist Piet Moeskops wins his 4th consecutive UCI world sprint championship in Paris
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