Today’s Important Historical Events
1791 Long-distance communication speeds up with the unveiling of a semaphore machine in Paris
1796 Napoléon Bonaparte is appointed Commander-in-Chief of the French Army in Italy
1807 US Congress bans the slave trade within the US, effective January 1, 1808
1888 The Convention of Constantinople signed, guaranteeing free maritime passage through the Suez Canal during war and peace
1946 Ho Chi Minh elected President of North Vietnam
1956 Morocco tears up the Treaty of Fez, declaring independence from France
1970 White government of Rhodesia declares itself a republic
2002 U.S. invasion of Afghanistan: US conventional forces first deployed as part of Operation Anaconda
Today’s Historical Events
986 Louis V becomes King of the Franks.
1121 Dirk VI becomes count of Holland
1127 Assassination of Charles the Good, Count of Flanders
1458 Hussite George van Podiebrad chosen king of Bohemia
1498 Vasco da Gama‘s fleet visits Mozambique Island
1629 English King Charles I dissolves Parliament against opposition, imprisoning 9 members of parliament
1657 Great Fire of Meireki destroys 60-70% of the Japanese capital city of Edo, killing an estimated 100,000 people
1675 Prince William III installed as governor of Overijssel
Today’s Historical Events in Flim and TV
1933 “King Kong” film directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack, starring Fay Wray premieres at Radio City Music Hall and RKO Roxy in NYC
1940 The first televised intercollegiate track meet is seen in NYC on W2XBS; NYU wins the meet presented live from Madison Square Garden
1942 14th Academy Awards: “How Green was My Valley”, Gary Cooper, and Joan Fontaine win
1944 16th Academy Awards: “Casablanca”, Jennifer Jones & Paul Lukas win
1964 Beatles begin filming “A Hard Day’s Night”, George Harrison meets future wife Pattie Boyd
1965 One of the most popular musical films of all time, “The Sound of Music”, starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, premieres (Academy Awards Best Picture – 1966)
Today’s Historical Events in Music
1789 Pennsylvania ends prohibition of theatrical performances
1825 1st grand opera in US sung in English, NYC
1956 “Lawdy Miss Clawdy” single cover released by Elvis Presley
1959 Ceremony to mark the start of construction of the Sydney Opera House at Bennelong Point, Sydney
1961 Eaton Magoon’s musical “13 Daughters”, starring Don Ameche and Sylvia Syms, opens at 54th St Theater, NYC; runs for 28 performances
1969 Dmitri Shostakovich completes his 14th Symphony
1970 Reprise Records releases “Ladies of the Canyon”, Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell‘s 3rd studio album
1974 16th Grammy Awards: Roberta Flack Best Record – “Killing Me Softly”, Stevie Wonder Best Album – “Innervisions”
Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1842 4th Grand National: Tom Olliver aboard 7/1 Gaylad wins by 4 lengths from Seventy Four
1853 15th Grand National: Tom Oliver aboard Peter Simple wins his third GN Steeplechase and the stallion’s second; oldest horse to win event at 15
1859 21st Grand National: Chris Green aboard 7/1 Half Caste wins by only a short neck from Jean Du Quesne
1874 National Association of Professional Baseball Players officially adopts the batter’s box; decide any player betting on his own team will be expelled; any player betting on any other team to forfeit his pay
1890 Norwegian speed skater Oskar Fredriksen sets inaugural 5,000m world record of 9:19.8 in Stockholm, Sweden
1896 Best 9-wicket haul in cricket history; George Lohmann takes 9-28 as England beats South Africa by an innings and 197 runs in 2nd Test at Johannesburg
1898 Chasing winning target of 275, Australian cricket batsman Joe Darling bashes 160 in 171 minutes with 30 fours to lead Australia to a 6-wicket 5th Test win over England in Sydney; complete 4-1 series rout
1904 Stanley Cup, Montreal Arena, Westmount, Quebec: Montreal Wanderers and Ottawa HC tie, 5-5; Montreal disqualified for refusing to play second game in Ottawa
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