Today’s Important Historical Events
1173 Pope Alexander III canonizes Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury
1613 Michael Romanov, son of Patriarch of Moscow, elected first Russian Tsar of the house of Romanov
1804 1st locomotive, Richard Trevithick’s, runs for the 1st time, along the tramway of the Penydarren Ironworks in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
1916 World War I: Battle of Verdun begins with a German offensive, leads to an estimated 1 million casualties and becomes the longest battle of the entire war (9 months)
1922 Britain declares Egypt a sovereign state
1972 Richard Nixon becomes the first US President to visit China, normalizing relations between the countries in a meeting with Chinese leader Mao Zedong in Beijing
Today’s Historical Events
362 Athanasius returns to Alexandria
1173 Pope Alexander III canonizes Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury
1245 Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland, is granted resignation after having confessed to torture and forgery
1431 Joan of Arc‘s first day of interrogation during her trial for heresy
1440 The Prussian Confederation is formed
1564 Philip II routes Cardinal Granvelle to Franche-Comte
1574 Spanish garrison of Middelburg, Netherlands, surrenders
1583 Groningen, Netherlands, begins using Gregorian calendar
Today’s Historical Events in Flim and TV
1944 “War As It Happens” news show premieres on NBC TV (NYC only)
1947 Whipper Billy Watson beats Bill Longson, to become wrestling champ
1949 US TV soap opera “A Woman to Remember” is 1st broadcast on DuMont Television Network
1950 WOI TV channel 5 in Ames-Des Moines, IA (ABC/PBS) begins broadcasting
1952 9th Golden Globes: “A Place in the Sun”, Fredric March, & Jane Wyman win
1981 Charles Rocket clearly says “f*ck” on “Saturday Night Live”
1982 Musical review of Fats Waller songs “Ain’t Misbehavin'” starring Nell Carter and Irene Cara, closes at Longacre Theater, NYC, after 1604 performances, winning 3 Tony and 4 Drama Desk Awards
1990 “The Batman Theme” by Danny Elfman wins Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition at 32nd Annual Grammy Awards
Today’s Historical Events in Music
1911 Gustav Mahler conducts his last concerto, Berceuse élégiaque, in New York City
1923 Andre Charlot’s musical “Rats” premieres in London
1927 Franz Lehár’s opera “Der Zarewitsch” premieres
1958 “Portotino” opens at Adelphi Theater, NYC; runs for 3 performances
1964 UK flies 24,000 rolls of Beatles wallpaper to US
1976 Cliff Jones’ theatrical rock opera “Rockabye Hamlet”,starring Beverly D’Angelo closes at Minskoff Theater, NYC, after 7 performances
1982 “Little Me” closes at Eugene O’Neill Theater NYC after 36 performances
1990 32nd Grammy Awards: “Wind Beneath My Wings”; “Nick of Time” win
Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1931 Chicago White Sox & NY Giants play 1st exhibition night game
1948 NASCAR is incorporated
1951 South Carolina House of Representatives urges “Shoeless Joe” Jackson be reinstated by Major League Baseball
1953 Longest collegiate basketball game (6 OTs) Niagara beats Siena 88-81
1957 Dodgers (Fort Worth) & Cubs (LA) “trade” minor league franchises
1960 Biathlon debuts at the Squaw Valley Winter Olympics; Klas Lestander from Sweden becomes the first Olympic champion ahead of Finland’s Antti Tyrväinen and Soviet Aleksandr Privalov
1968 Baseball announces a minimum annual salary of $10,000
1969 Ted Williams signs 5-year contract to manage Washington Senators
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