Events in History
48 BC Caesar’s civil war: Battle of Pharsalus – Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus and Pompey flees to Egypt.
378 Battle of Adrianople: Goth army defeats Roman forces under Emperor Valens, who is killed
1790 Robert Gray’s Columbia Rediviva returns to Boston after 3 year journey, 1st American ship to circumnavigate the Globe
1898 Rudolf Diesel of Germany obtains patent #608,845 for his internal combustion engine, later known as the diesel engine
1942 Mahatma Gandhi and 50 others arrested in Bombay after passing of a “quit India” motion and campaign by the All-India Congress
1945 US drops second atomic bomb “Fat Man” on Nagasaki, Japan, destroying part of the city
1965 Singapore separates from the Federation of Malaysia and gains its independence
1974 Richard Nixon resigns as President of the United States and Vice President Gerald Ford swears the oath of office to take his place as the 38th US President
2020 Disputed Belarusian presidential election sees long time dictator Alexander Lukashenko officially win 80% of the votes but unofficially lose 60-70% of the votes to main opposition candidate Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya. Sparks widespread protests in Belarus and international condemnation.
Events in Flim and TV
1930 Animated character Betty Boop debuts in Max Fleischer’s cartoon “Dizzy Dishes”
1942 CBS radio broadcasts the debut of wartime series “Our Secret Weapon”
1963 Britains rock TV show “Ready Steady Go”, premieres
1967 KYAY TV channel 39 in West Monroe, LA (IND) begins broadcasting
1992 Revival of Tennessee Williams‘ play “A Streetcar Named Desire”, starring Alec Baldwin & Jessica Lange, closes at Ethel Barrymore Theatre, NYC, after 137 performances
Events in Music
1862 Hector Berlioz‘s opera “Beatrice et Benedict” premieres in Baden-Baden, Germany
1942 Dmitri Shostakovich‘s 7th Symphony, dedicated to city of Leningrad, performed in Leningrad by starving musicians and broadcast to German forces over loudspeakers during siege by Nazi forces
1966 The Beatles release their “Yellow Submarine” single and its album “Revolver” in the US
1969 Kander and Ebbs’ musical “Zorba” closes at Imperial Theater, NYC, after 305 performances
1973 Northern Irish guitarist Henry McCullough quits rock band Wings, founded by Paul McCartney
1986 “Honky Tonk Nights” closes at Biltmore Theater NYC after 4 performances
1992 Revival of Tennessee Williams‘ play “A Streetcar Named Desire”, starring Alec Baldwin & Jessica Lange, closes at Ethel Barrymore Theatre, NYC, after 137 performances
1997 “Just to See You Smile” single released by Tim McGraw (Billboard Song of the Year 1998)
1999 The Diet of Japan enacts a law establishing the Hinomaru as the official national flag, and “Kimi Ga Yo” as national anthem.
2012 Philip Glass’ Symphony No. 10 premieres with the Orchestre Français des Jeunes conducted by Dennis Russell Davies, at the Grand Théâtre de Provence in Aix-en-Provence, France
2015 At Ferguson anniversary of the shooting of unarmed Michael Brown, a man is shot and a state of emergency declared
Events in Sports
1900 1st International Lawn Tennis Challenge, Boston, MA: Dwight Davis & Holcombe Ward beat Ernest Black & Herbert Roper Barrett 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 to give US an unassailable 3-0 lead over British Isles
1908 Tour de France: French road cyclist Lucien Petit-Breton successfully defends his title beating François Faber of Luxembourg
1918 Cincinnati Reds manager Christy Mathewson suspects Hal Chase of taking bribes to fix games, and suspends him “for indifferent play”
1923 NY State Golf Association formed
1925 Only time Babe Ruth pinch-hit for, Bobby Veach flies out
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