Today’s Important Historical Events
1453 Turkish forces under Sultan Mehmed II begin the siege of Constantinople (İstanbul), which falls May 29
1513 Explorer Juan Ponce de León claims Florida for Spain as the first known European to reach Florida
1792 The Coinage Act is passed establishing the United States Mint and authorizing the $10 Eagle, $5 half-Eagle & 2.50 quarter-Eagle gold coins & silver dollar, ½ dollar, quarter, dime & half-dime
1801 Napoleonic Wars: The British led by Horatio Nelson destroy the Danish fleet in the naval Battle of Copenhagen
1917 US President Woodrow Wilson asks Congress to declare war against Germany
1930 Ras Tafari Makonnen becomes Emperor Haile Selassie of Abyssinia (Ethiopia)
1982 Several thousand Argentine troops seize the Falkland (Malvinas) Islands from Great Britain
2020 Record 6.6 million Americans filed claims for unemployment in last week according to the US Department of Labor, 10 million over 2 weeks
Today’s Historical Events
999 Gerbert of Aurillac elected as 1st French Pope
1416 Alfonso V succeeds his father as King of Aragon
1453 Turkish forces under Sultan Mehmed II begin the siege of Constantinople (İstanbul), which falls May 29
1513 Explorer Juan Ponce de León claims Florida for Spain as the first known European to reach Florida
1550 Jewish physician Joseph Hacohen expelled from city of Genoa, all Jews soon after
1559 England & France sign 1st Treaty of Le Cateau-Cambrésis
1590 States-General appoints earl Mauritius, viceroy of Utrecht
1595 Cornelis de Houtman‘s ships depart Holland for Asia via the Cape of Good Hope on the 1st Dutch Expedition to the East Indies (Indonesia)
Today’s Historical Events in Flim and TV
1902 “Electric Theatre”, the first full-time movie theater in the United States, opens in Los Angeles, California
1932 “Tarzan the Ape Man” released starring Olympic swimmer Johnny Weissmuller in the first of his 12 Tarzan films
1950 WTAR (now WTKR) TV channel 3 in Norfolk, VA (CBS) begins broadcasting
1954 Plans to build Disneyland 1st announced [see Jan 26]
1956 Soap operas “As the World Turns” & “Edge of Night” premiere on TV
1960 KPEC TV channel 56 in Lakewood Center-Tacoma, WA (PBS) 1st broadcast
1966 WJET TV channel 24 in Erie, PA (ABC) begins broadcasting
1968 “2001 A Space Odyssey” directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood, premieres at the Uptown Theater in Washington, D.C.
Today’s Historical Events in Music
1800 1st performance of Ludwig van Beethoven‘s 1st Symphony in C
1944 Dmitri Shostakovich‘s 8th Symphony premieres in NY
1968 Beatles form Python Music Ltd
1977 Fleetwood Mac’s “Rumours” album goes to No. 1 & stays atop charts for 31 weeks
1987 “Mikado” opens at Virginia Theater NYC for 46 performances
1992 “Hamlet” opens at Criterion Theater NYC for 45 performances
1996 Capitol Records releases “10 Song Demo”, the ninth studio album by American singer-songwriter Rosanne Cash. co-produced by Cash and husband John Leventhal
1997 “Doll’s House” opens at Belasco Theater NYC
Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1902 Dutch football club Maatschappelijke Voetbal Vereniging (MVV) is established in Maastricht, Netherlands
1906 Dave Nourse takes 4 wickets and Reggie Schwarz 3 as South Africa wins the 5th cricket Test in Cape Town to complete a 4-1 series drubbing of England
1931 17-year old girl Jackie Mitchell strikes out New York Yankees stars Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in an exhibition baseball game at Engel Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee
1932 “Tarzan the Ape Man” released starring Olympic swimmer Johnny Weissmuller in the first of his 12 Tarzan films
1939 6th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Ralph Guldahl wins his only Masters title with a tournament record 279 (−9), 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Sam Snead
1942 LPGA Titleholders Championship Women’s Golf, Augusta CC: Dorothy Kirby retains title by 5 strokes ahead of Eileen Stulb
1969 Toronto center Forbes Kennedy sets a Stanley Cup playoff record for most penalties in one game with 8 as the Maple Leafs crash 10-0 to the Bruins at Boston; Boston’s first NHL playoff victory in 10 years
1972 New York Mets manager Gil Hodges collapses just minutes after completing a round of golf in West Palm Beach, Florida, and dies of a heart attack
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