Today’s Important Historical Events
1415 Battle of Agincourt: Henry V‘s forces defeat larger French army and the longbow defeats the armoured knight
1854 The infamous “Charge of the Light Brigade” during the Battle of Balaclava in the Crimean War results in over 100 killed
1962 US Ambassador to the UN Adlai Stevenson demands USSR UN rep Valerian Zorin answer regarding Cuban missile bases saying “I am prepared to wait for my answer until hell freezes over”
1971 United Nations votes to expel the Chinese Nationalist ruled Taiwan and admit the Communist People’s Republic of China
2017 Chinese Premier Xi Jinping unveils his new ruling council in the Great Hall of the People, none of the five are young enough to succeed him
Today’s Historical Events
625 Boniface V ends his reign as Catholic Pope
1131 Crowning of Louis VII the Young, King of France
1147 King Afonso I of Portugal occupiers Lisbon
1147 Seljuk Turks defeat German crusaders under Conrad III at the Battle of Dorylaeum
1241 Goffredo Castiglioni elected as Pope Coelestinus IV (-Nov 10 1241)
1315 Adam Banastre, Henry de Lea and William Bradshaw, led an attack on Liverpool Castle
1415 Battle of Agincourt: Henry V‘s forces defeat larger French army and the longbow defeats the armoured knight
1415 John IV van Bourgondy becomes Duke of Brabant and Limburg
Today’s Historical Events in Music
1953 KIEM TV channel 3 in Eureka, CA (NBC/CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting
1964 The Rolling Stones make their 1st appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show”; they perform a cover of Chuck Berry’s “Around & Around,” and their own hit “Time Is On My Side” [1]
1978 “Halloween”, directed by John Carpenter, starring Donald Pleasence and Jamie Lee Curtis in her film debut, is released
1980 Barbra Streisand‘s “Guilty” album goes #1 for 3 weeks & her single “Woman In Love,” goes #1 for 3 weeks
1988 ABC News reports on potbellied pygmy pigs’ popularity as pets
Today’s Historical Events in Music
1577 Pope Gregory XIII asks renewal of ecclesiastical hymns
1875 The first performance of the Piano Concerto No. 1 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is given in Boston, Massachusetts with Hans von Bülow as soloist
1885 Johannes Brahms conducts the premiere of his 4th Symphony in e, Op. 98, in Meiningen, Germany
1938 American Archbishop of Dubuque (Iowa), Francis J. L. Beckman, denounces Swing music as “a degenerated musical system… turned loose to gnaw away at the moral fiber of young people”, warning that it leads down a “primrose path to hell”.
1940 Vernon Duke and John Latouche’s musical “Cabin In The Sky” opens at the Martin Beck Theatre, NYC; runs for 156 performances
1947 Manning Sherwin and Harold Purcell’s musical “Under the Counter” closes at Shubert Theater, NYC, after 27 performances
1953 Dmitri Shostakovich completes his 10th Symphony
1963 The Beatles begin their 1st full foreign tour in Karlstad, Sweden, performing twice at a secondary school auditorium
Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1621 Governor Bradford head of the colony of American Plymouth disallows sport on Christmas Day
1884 1st “World Championship” Baseball Series, Polo Grounds, NYC: Providence Grays (NL) beat NY Mets (American Association), 12-2 in 6 innings for 3 game sweep; game abandoned because of bitter cold
1905 1st College Football Crab Bowl Classic: Navy beats Maryland 17-0 in Annapolis
1909 Australasian Championships Men’s Tennis, Perth: Anthony Wilding of New Zealand wins his 2nd Australasian title; beats Ernie Parker of Australia 6–1, 7–5, 6–2
1925 Lester Patrick takes over NY Rangers
1926 Lester Patrick becomes 1st coach & gm of NY Rangers
1937 Casey Stengel signs to manage Boston Bees
1947 Bradman scores 156 for South Australia v India, 152 mins, 22 fours
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