Today’s Important Historical Events
1480 Great Stand on the Ugra river: Standoff between forces of Akhmat Khan, Khan of the Great Horde and Ivan III, Grand Prince of all Rus. Ends with a Tatar-Mongol retreat, leading to the disintegration of the Horde.
1769 Captain James Cook lands in New Zealand at Poverty Bay on the East Coast of the North Island
1915 Battle of Loos on WWI Western Front ends, German forces contain British attack (85,000 casualties)
1917 Leon Trotsky named chairman of the Petrograd Soviet as Bolsheviks gain control
1945 Microwave oven patented by US inventor Percy Spencer
2001 US President George W. Bush announces the establishment of the Office of Homeland Security
Today’s Historical Events
314 Battle at Cibalae: Roman emperor in the west Constantine beats emperor in the east Licinius
451 Council of Chalcedon (4th ecumenical council) opens – acts of second Council of Ephesus annulled and doctrine of Pope Leo’s Tome adopted
876 Battle at Andernach: Louis the Young beats Charles the Bald
1075 Dmitar Zvonimir is crowned king of Croatia
1085 San Marcos ministry in Venice initiated
1480 Great Stand on the Ugra river: Standoff between forces of Akhmat Khan, Khan of the Great Horde and Ivan III, Grand Prince of all Rus. Ends with a Tatar-Mongol retreat, leading to the disintegration of the Horde.
1600 San Marino adopts constitution
1604 Supernova “Kepler’s nova” first sighted by Lodovico delle Colombe in Italy
Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV
1927 “The Second Hundred Years” silent short film released starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy – 1st Laurel and Hardy film with them appearing as a team
1942 Comedy duo Abbott and Costello launch their weekly radio show
1944 “The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet” debut on CBS radio
1953 WTAP TV channel 15 in Parkersburg-Marietta, WV (NBC) begins
1958 KCMT TV channel 7 in Alexandria, MN (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting
1964 Ringo Starr passes his driving test
1979 13th Country Music Association Award: Willie Nelson, Kenny Rogers & Barbara Mandrell win
Today’s Historical Events in Music
1897 Emperor Franz Joseph I names Gustav Mahler Director of the Vienna Court Opera
1928 Cole Porter and E. Ray Goetz’ musical “Paris” opens at the Music Box Theater, NYC; runs for 195 performances
1928 Joseph Szigeti debuts Alfredo Casella’s Violin Concerto
1944 Samuel Barber‘s “Capricorn Concerto” premieres at The Town Hall, NYC, in a performance by Daniel Saidenberg and his Little Symphony
1951 Revival of Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II’s musical “Music in the Air” opens at Ziegfeld Theater, NYC ; runs for 56 performances
1959 Michael Flanders and Donald Swann’s musical review “At the Drop of a Hat” opens at John Golden Theater, NYC; runs for 216 performances
1971 John Lennon releases his megahit single “Imagine”
1972 International music revue “From Israel with Love” closes limited run at Palace Theater, NYC, after 8 performances
Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1818 Jack Broughton designed padded gloves first used in a competitive boxing match between 2 unnamed English boxers at Aix-la-Chapelle in France
1887 Phillies set club record 16th straight victory
1888 British Open Men’s Golf, St Andrews: Scotsman Jack Burns wins his lone Open title by 1 stroke from Ben Sayers and David Anderson Jr
1904 Vanderbilt Cup, first major trophy in American auto racing is conducted on public roads in Nassau County area of Long Island, NY; inaugural winner, American driver George Heath in a Panhard
1908 Chicago Cubs beat NY Giants 4-2 in a playoff to win NL pennant
1908 NY Giants set season attendance record at 910,000 (broken in 1920)
1915 Phillies win their 1st & only World Series game before 1980, beating Red Sox, 3-1, with an 8th inning 2 run rally
1922 Baseball World Series: NY Giants beat NY Yankees, 5-3 at the Polo Grounds in Game 5 for a 4-0-1 series win; Game 2 tied
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