Today’s Important Historical Events
1097 1st Crusaders arrive in Antioch during the First Crusade
1603 Chinese uprising in the Philippines fails after 23,000 killed
1803 US Senate ratifies the Louisiana Purchase
1917 US suffragette Alice Paul begins a 7 month jail sentence for peacefully picketing in support of the women’s Suffrage (right to vote) Amendment at the White House in Washington, D.C.
1935 Communist forces end their Long March at Yan’an, in Shaanxi, China, bringing Mao Zedong to prominence
1944 US forces under General Douglas MacArthur return to the Philippines with the landing of the US 6th army on Leyte
2020 US Justice Department sues Google for illegal monopoly over search and search advertising
Today’s Historical Events
1097 1st Crusaders arrive in Antioch during the First Crusade
1528 Treaty of Gorinchem signed between Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and Duke Charles of Guelders
1536 King Christian III of Denmark & Norway leads reform in Catholic possessions
1576 Spanish troops occupy & plunder Maastricht
1587 Battle at Coultras: Henri van Navarra beats Catholic League
1600 Battle of Sekigahara sets Tokugawa clan as Japan’s rulers (shoguns)
1603 Chinese uprising in the Philippines fails after 23,000 killed
1634 British King Charles I disbands new “Ship Money” tax
Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV
1911 Helen Hayes Theater (Folies Bergere) opens at 210W 46th St, NYC
1930 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, premieres on NBC radio
1932 Journalist Robert Trout joins CBS
1947 HUAC opens hearings into alleged Communist influence in Hollywood
1953 WRAU (now WHOI) TV channel 19 in Peoria, IL (ABC) begins broadcasting
1954 Leigh, Charlap, Styne, Comden and Green’s musical “Peter Pan”, starring Mary Martin and Cyril Ritchard, opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC; runs for 152 performances
1955 “No Time for Sergeants” opens on Broadway, starring Andy Griffith
1955 Publication of “The Return of the King”, the 3rd and final volume of “The Lord of the Rings” by J. R. R. Tolkien by George Allen and Unwin in London
Today’s Historical Events in Music
1877 Franz Schubert‘s 2nd Symphony in B premieres
1934 Richard Strauss completes his opera “Die Schweigsame Frau”
1939 “All the Things You Are” recorded by Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
1955 Harry Belafonte records “Day-O” (Banana Boat Song)
1962 Musical “Mr President” opens at St James Theater New York for 265 performances
1962 Peter, Paul and Mary‘s debut folk album “Peter, Paul and Mary” reaches No. 1 on US album charts
1964 “Golden Boy” opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 569 performances
1964 Riot at Rolling Stones show in Paris leads to 150 arrests
Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1888 Chicago and All America baseball teams play exhibition in Auckland, New Zealand
1899 American yacht Columbia beats the Shamrock challenge from Royal Ulster Yacht Club in 11th America’s Cup
1910 1st appearance of cork centered baseball in World Series
1910 Soccer team KFC forms in Alkmaar
1912 Hannes Kolehmainen runs world record marathon (2:29:39.2)
1924 1st Negro League World Series: KC Monarchs shuts out Hilldales, 5-0
1934 MLB All-Star team led by Connie Mack and including Babe Ruth, Jimmie Foxx and Lou Gehrig sails to Japan for 18-game series against Big-Six University League
1935 Detroit Tigers future Baseball Hall of Fame first baseman Hank Greenberg is named AL MVP by the BWAA; Boston Red Sox pitcher Wes Ferrell is runner-up
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