Today’s Important Historical Events
533 Byzantine General Belisarius defeats the Vandals, under King Gelimer, at the Battle of Ticameron
1256 Hulagu Khan captures and destroys Hashshashin stronghold at Alamut, in present-day Iran, part of the Mongol offensive on Islamic southwest Asia
1488 Bartolomeu Dias returns to Portugal after becoming 1st known European to sail round the Cape of Good Hope
1612 German Astronomer Simon Marius is 1st to observe Andromeda galaxy through a telescope
1791 US Bill of Rights ratified when Virginia gives its approval, becomes amendments 1-10 of the US constitution
1840 Napoleon Bonaparte receives a French state funeral in Paris 19 years after his death
1915 WWI: ANZAC forces begin their withdrawal from the Gallipoli Peninsula after Ottoman forces successfully defend access to Constantinople
1973 American Psychiatric Association declares homosexuality is not a mental illness
Today’s Historical Events
533 Byzantine General Belisarius defeats the Vandals, under King Gelimer, at the Battle of Ticameron
687 St Sergius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope succeeding Conon
1124 Chancellor Haimeric selects pope (Lamberto becomes Honorius II)
1167 Sicilian chancellor Stephen du Perche moves the royal court to Messina to prevent a rebellion.
1256 Hulagu Khan captures and destroys Hashshashin stronghold at Alamut, in present-day Iran, part of the Mongol offensive on Islamic southwest Asia
1467 Stephen III of Moldavia defeats Matthias Corvinus of Hungary, with the latter being injured thrice, at the Battle of Baia
1488 Bartolomeu Dias returns to Portugal after becoming 1st known European to sail round the Cape of Good Hope
1569 Hunted by Queen Elizabeth I for treason in “The Rising of the North”, Charles Neville, Earl of Westmorland, escapes to Scotland.
Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV
1939 “Gone With The Wind”, drama film directed by Victor Fleming and starring Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh, premieres in Atlanta (Best Picture 1940, inflation not adjusted highest-grossing film of all time)
1952 KHON TV channel 2 in Honolulu, HI (NBC) begins broadcasting
1953 WJHG TV channel 7 in Panama City, FL (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting
1956 KGW TV channel 8 in Portland, OR (NBC) begins broadcasting
1956 WRAL TV channel 5 in Raleigh-Durham, NC (CBS) begins broadcasting
1961 Equal access rule, political parties get TV broadcasting time
1962 Vaughn Meader‘s “1st Family” album goes #1 & stays #1 for 12 weeks
1973 Pirates of Caribbean ride opens at Disneyland
Today’s Historical Events in Music
1815 Gioachino Rossini gets assignment for Il barbiere di Siviglia
1893 Preview performance of Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9 – “New World Symphony” draws a crowd to Carnegie Hall, New York [1]
1944 Bandleader Major Glenn Miller, lost over the English Channel
1952 “Two’s Company” opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 90 performances
1955 “Folsom Prison Blues” single released by Johnny Cash (Billboard Song of the Year 1968)
1959 Everly Brothers record “Let It Be Me”, an English translation of by Gilbert Bécaud’s French song “Je t’appartiens”; reaches No. 7 on the charts
1965 D Heneker & J Taylor’s musical “Charlie Girl” premieres in London
1966 “Joyful Noise” opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 12 performances
Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1894 Day 2 of first cricket test between Australia and England, Australia 586 runs (Gregory 201) England 3-130
1909 Thomas J. Lynch becomes president of baseball’s National League
1925 1st hockey game at Madison Square Garden, NYC: Montreal Canadiens 3, NY Americans 1
1929 National Football League Championship: Green Bay Packers (12-0-1) win first past the post title
1930 Occasional leg-spin bowler Don Bradman takes his 1st of only 2 Test cricket wickets when he traps West Indian batsman Ivan Barrow lbw for 27 in the 1st Test in Adelaide
1933 Baseball owners agree to ban Sunday doubleheaders until after June 15
1935 In major upset, Dutch grand master Max Euwe becomes World Chess Champion beating Russian Alexander Alekhine (9 wins, 13 draws, 8 losses) in Zandvoort, Netherlands
1935 National Football League Championship, University of Detroit Stadium: Detroit Lions beat New York Giants, 26-7; Lions first title
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