Today’s Important Historical Events
218 BC Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia – Hannibal’s Carthaginian army heavily defeat Roman forces on Italian soil
1271 Kublai Khan renames his empire “Yuan” (元 yuán), marking the start of the Yuan Dynasty of China
1603 First fleet of the Dutch East India Company under Admiral Steven van der Haghen departs for the East-Indies
1642 Abel Tasman‘s expedition sails around Farewell Spit and into Golden Bay, first sighting local Māori in New Zealand
1917 The 18th Amendment to the US Constitution, authorizing prohibition of alcohol, is approved by the US congress and sent to the states for ratification
1957 World’s 1st full scale nuclear power plant, for peacetime use only, begins to generate electricity at the Shippingport Atomic Power Station in Pennsylvania
1979 Stanley Barrett 1st to exceed land sonic speed (739.666 MPH)
2019 US House of Representatives votes to impeach President Donald Trump for abuse of power (230-197) and obstruction of Congress (229-198)
Today’s Historical Events
218 BC Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia – Hannibal’s Carthaginian army heavily defeat Roman forces on Italian soil
1118 Alfonso van Aragon occupies Saragossa on Almoraviden
1271 Kublai Khan renames his empire “Yuan” (元 yuán), marking the start of the Yuan Dynasty of China
1352 Etienne Aubert elected as Pope Innocentius VI
1385 Peace of Tournai (Dutch – Doornik) signed between the Burgundian Duke Philip II and the rebellious city of Ghent
1406 Anton of Burgundy becomes Duke of Brabant
1603 First fleet of the Dutch East India Company under Admiral Steven van der Haghen departs for the East-Indies
1621 English parliament accept unanimously, Protestation
Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV
1948 WDSU TV channel 6 in New Orleans, LA (NBC) begins broadcasting
1953 KATV TV channel 7 in Little Rock, AR (ABC) begins broadcasting
1953 KMID TV channel 2 in Midland & Odessa, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting
1956 “To Tell the Truth” debuts on CBS-TV
1956 Phil Rizzuto signs as NY Yankees radio-TV announcer
1961 KAIL TV channel 53 in Fresno, CA (IND) begins broadcasting
1962 WAIQ TV channel 26 in Montgomery, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting
1963 “The Pink Panther” film premieres, directed by Blake Edwards and starring Peter Sellers and David Niven, with theme by Henry Mancini
Today’s Historical Events in Music
1892 Anton Bruckner‘s 8th Symphony premieres
1892 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky‘s ballet “The Nutcracker” premieres in Saint Petersburg, Russia, now the world’s most performed ballet; his final opera “Isolanta” also premieres
1962 Dmitri Shostakovich‘s 13th Symphony premieres in Moscow
1964 “I Had a BaIl” opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 199 performances
1964 During funeral service held for soul singer Sam Cooke, fans cause damage to funeral home
1965 “La Grusse Valise” closes at 54th St Theater NYC after 7 performances
1970 “Me Nobody Knows” opens at Helen Hayes Theater NYC for 587 performances
1985 Jerry Herman’s musical revue “Jerry’s Girls” opens at St James Theater, NYC; runs for 139 performances
Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1894 Day 4 of the 1st cricket test Australia v England, England following on 4-268, 7 in front
1932 National Football League Championship; Playoff, Chicago Stadium: Chicago Bears beat Portsmouth Spartans, 9-0
1935 Don Bradman scores 117 in his debut Sheffield Shield cricket match for South Australia in an innings & 5 run win over his old team, New South Wales
1936 Queensland cricket all out for 49 v Vic, Fleetwood-Smith 7-17
1949 National Football League Championship, Philadelphia Eagles beat Los Angeles Rams, 14-0; played in driving rain that caused field to become a mud pit
1952 Ellis W. Ryan resigns as Cleveland Indians president
1956 Ballon d’Or: Blackpool & England winger Stanley Matthews wins inaugural award for best football player in Europe; beats Real Madrid pair Alfredo Di Stéfano & Raymond Kopa
1956 Phil Rizzuto signs as NY Yankees radio-TV announcer
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