Today’s Important Historical Events
363 Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90,000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a campaign that brings about his own death
1046 Persian scholar Naser Khosrow begins the 7 year Middle Eastern journey which he will later describe in his book Safarnama
1496 English King Henry VII grants John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto) a commission to explore for new lands
1770 Boston Massacre (Incident on King Street): British soldiers kill 5 men in a crowd throwing snowballs, stones and sticks at them. African American Crispus Attucks 1st to die; later held up as early black martyr. Massacre galvanizes anti-British feelings.
1946 Winston Churchill‘s “Iron Curtain” speech in Fulton, Missouri, popularizes the term and draws attention to the division of Europe
Today’s Historical Events
363 Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90,000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a campaign that brings about his own death
1046 Persian scholar Naser Khosrow begins the 7 year Middle Eastern journey which he will later describe in his book Safarnama
1179 3rd Lateran Council (11th ecumenical council) opens in Rome
1496 English King Henry VII grants John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto) a commission to explore for new lands
1528 Utrecht governor Maarten van Rossum plunders The Hague
1558 Smoking tobacco introduced into Europe by Spanish physician Francisco Fernandes
1579 Betuwe joins Union of Utrecht
1616 Astronomical work ‘de Revolutionibus’ by Nicolaus Copernicus placed on Catholic Forbidden index
Today’s Historical Events in Flim and TV
1936 8th Academy Awards: “Mutiny on the Bounty”, Victor McLaglen & Bette Davis wins
1953 6th British Film and Television Awards (BAFTAs): “The Sound Barrier” Best Film
1955 WBBJ TV channel 7 in Jackson, TN (ABC) begins broadcasting
1956 “King Kong” 1st televised
1956 Capitol Records releases “Songs for Swingin’ Lovers!”, the tenth album by American singer Frank Sinatra: upbeat collection of pop tunes with jazz arrangements by Nelson Riddle became the first album ever to top the new UK Albums Chart
1958 KDUH TV channel 4 in Scottsbluff-Hay Spring, NB (ABC) 1st broadcast
1959 16th Golden Globes: “The Defiant Ones”, David Niven, & Susan Hayward win
1962 19th Golden Globes: “The Guns of Navarone”, Maximilian Schell, & Geraldine Page win
Today’s Historical Events in Music
1807 1st performance of Ludwig van Beethoven‘s 4th Symphony in B
1853 Piano company Steinway & Sons founded by Heinrich Steinweg (later Henry Steinway) in New York City
1856 Covent Garden Opera House, London, destroyed in a fire
1868 Arrigo Boito’s opera “Mefistofele” premieres in Milan
1899 1st performance of Edward MacDowell’s 2nd Concerto in D
1907 1st radio broadcast of a musical composition aired
1919 Louis Hirsch & Harold Atteridge’s musical premieres in NYC
1942 World première of Dmitri Shostakovich‘ 7th Symphony in Kuybyshev, Russia
Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1840 2nd Grand National: Bartholomew Bretherton wins aboard 16/1 Jerry; a then smallest field of 13
1845 7th Grand National: William Loft aboard outsider Cure-All wins in record time of 10 minutes, 47 seconds
1910 Stanley Cup, Dey’s Arena, Ottawa, ON: Montreal Wanderers beat Ottawa Senators, 3-1
1949 Bradman plays his last innings in 1st-class cricket, gets 30
1955 2nd ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament: NC State beats Duke, 87-77
1960 7th ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament: Duke beats Wake Forest, 63-59
1960 Ice Dance Championship at Vancouver won by Denny & Jones (GRB)
1960 Men’s Figure Skating Championship in Vancouver won by Alain Giletti (FRA)
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