Today’s Important Historical Events
141 BC Liu Che, posthumously known as Emperor Wu of Han, assumes the throne of the Han Dynasty in China and rules for 54 years
1522 Martin Luther begins preaching his “Invocavit Sermons” in the German city of Wittenberg, reminding citizens to trust God’s word rather than violence and thus helping bring to a close the revolutionary stage of the Reformation
1776 Adam Smith publishes the influential economics book “The Wealth of Nations”
1918 Russian Bolshevik Party becomes the Communist Party
1933 US Congress is called into special session by President Franklin D Roosevelt, beginning its “100 days”
1961 Soviet flight Sputnik 9 carries and returns from orbit a dog named Chernushka (Blackie), frogs and a guinea pig
Today’s Historical Events
141 BC Liu Che, posthumously known as Emperor Wu of Han, assumes the throne of the Han Dynasty in China and rules for 54 years
590 Bahram Chobin is crowned as King Barham VI of Persia
1009 First known written mention of Lithuania, in the annals of Quedlinburg
1230 Bulgarian Tsar Ivan Asen II defeats Theodore of Epirus near the village of Klokotnitsa
1276 Augsburg becomes an Imperial Free City
1496 Jews are expelled from Carintha, Austria
1497 Nicolaus Copernicus‘ 1st recorded astronomical observation
1500 Pedro Álvares Cabral departs Lisbon, Portugal at the head of a 13 ship expedition to India that will also claim Brazil for Portugal
Today’s Historical Events in Flim and TV
1933 “42nd Street” a musical film revolving around rehearsals for a Broadway show, directed by Lloyd Bacon, with choreography by Busby Berkeley, and songs by Harry Warren and by Al Dubin, premieres at the Strand, NYC; later adapted as a stage musical
1954 1st local color TV commercial WNBT-TV (WNBC-TV) NYC (Castro Decorators)
1954 WMUR TV channel 9 in Manchester, NH (ABC) begins broadcasting
1961 The Supremes release singles “I Want A Guy” and “Never Again”
1979 “The Passage”, directed by J. Lee Thompson and starring Anthony Quinn, is released in the United States
1981 7th People’s Choice Awards: Clint Eastwood, Jane Fonda & Goldie Hawn win (Motion Picture) and Alan Alda & Carol Burnett win (TV)
1981 Dan Rather becomes primary anchorman of CBS-TV News
Today’s Historical Events in Music
1842 Giuseppe Verdi‘s opera “Nabucco” premieres in Milan
1844 Giuseppe Verdi‘s opera “Hernani” premieres in Venice
1849 Carl Nikolais opera “Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor” premieres
1868 The opera “Hamlet” by Ambroise Thomas premieres in Paris
1897 Premiere of (parts of) Gustav Mahler‘s 3rd Symphony, in Berlin, Germany
1930 Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht‘s satirical opera “The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny” premieres in Leipzig, Germany
1959 “Juno” opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 16 performances
1959 The Coasters’ single “Charlie Brown” peaks at #2 on the Billboard Top 100
Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1864 26th Grand National: George Stevens wins his 3rd GN aboard 10/1 Emblematic; winning mare’s full sister Emblem the race winner the previous year
1870 32nd Grand National: George Stevens wins consecutive GN’s aboard 7/2 favourite The Colonel; his 5th and final GN victory
1895 Stanley Cup, Victoria Rink, Montreal, Quebec: Montreal Victorias clinches trophy as Montreal HC beats Queens University (Kingston, Ontario), 5-1
1897 Cleveland Indians fans start calling the team “Indians” (in 1915 becomes official)
1897 MLB Cleveland Spiders sign Louis Sockalexis, full-blooded Penobscot
1904 Brandon’s Lester Patrick becomes 1st hockey defenseman to score a goal
1908 Italian football club Inter Milan founded as Foot-Ball Club Internazionale
1923 NHL Championship: Montreal Canadiens outscore Ottawa Senators, 3-2, in 2
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