On This Day in History
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Events
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| * 1267 | '); document.writeln('Synod of Breslau orders Jews of Silesia to wear special caps | '); document.writeln('
| * 1499 | '); document.writeln('France & Venice sign treaty against Milan | '); document.writeln('
| * 1537 | '); document.writeln('Pope Paul III routes Cardinal Pole to England | '); document.writeln('
| * 1540 | '); document.writeln('The 1st recorded race meet in England (Roodee Fields, Chester) | '); document.writeln('
| * 1554 | '); document.writeln('Battle at London: Sir Thomas Wyatt defeated | '); document.writeln('
| * 1574 | '); document.writeln('Louis of Nassau ends siege of Maastricht | '); document.writeln('
| * 1621 | '); document.writeln('Alexander Ludovisi is elected Pope Gregory XV (-1623) | '); document.writeln('
| * 1667 | '); document.writeln('Treaty of Andrussovo: Russia/Poland signs peace treaty | '); document.writeln('
| * 1674 | '); document.writeln('English reconquer NY from Netherlands | '); document.writeln('
| * 1682 | '); document.writeln('Thomas Otway\'s "Venice Preserved," premieres in London | '); document.writeln('
| * 1742 | '); document.writeln('British ex-premier Walpole becomes earl of Orford | '); document.writeln('
| * 1744 | '); document.writeln('Battle at Toulon (French/Spanish vs English fleet of Adm Matthews) | '); document.writeln('
| * 1775 | '); document.writeln('English Parliament declares Mass colony is in rebellion | '); document.writeln('
| * 1788 | '); document.writeln('Austria declares war on Russia | '); document.writeln('
| * 1799 | '); document.writeln('USS Constellation captures French frigate Insurgents off Nevis, W I | '); document.writeln('
| * 1801 | '); document.writeln('France & Austrian sign Peace of Lun‚ville | '); document.writeln('
| * 1807 | '); document.writeln('French Sanhedrin convened by Napoleon | '); document.writeln('
| * 1822 | '); document.writeln('American Indian Society organizes | '); document.writeln('
| * 1825 | '); document.writeln('House of Representatives elects John Quincy Adams 6th US president | '); document.writeln('
| * 1849 | '); document.writeln('Roman Republic declared | '); document.writeln('
| * 1861 | '); document.writeln('Jefferson Davis & Alexander Stephens elected president & VP of CSA | '); document.writeln('
| * 1861 | '); document.writeln('Tennessee votes against secession | '); document.writeln('
| * 1861 | '); document.writeln('Confederate Provisional Congress declares all laws under the US Constitution were consistent with constitution of Confederate states | '); document.writeln('
| * 1863 | '); document.writeln('Fire extinguisher patented by Alanson Crane | '); document.writeln('
| * 1867 | '); document.writeln('Nebraska becomes 37th US state | '); document.writeln('
| * 1870 | '); document.writeln('US Army establishes US National Weather Service | '); document.writeln('
| * 1871 | '); document.writeln('Federal fish protection office authorized by Congress | '); document.writeln('
| * 1885 | '); document.writeln('1st Japanese arrive in Hawaii | '); document.writeln('
| * 1886 | '); document.writeln('Pres Cleveland declares a state of emergency in Seattle because of anti-Chinese violence | '); document.writeln('
| * 1891 | '); document.writeln('1st shipment of asparagus arrives in SF from Sacramento | '); document.writeln('
| * 1893 | '); document.writeln('Canal builder De Lesseps & others sentenced to prison for fraud | '); document.writeln('
| * 1893 | '); document.writeln('Verdi\'s opera "Falstaff" premieres in Milan | '); document.writeln('
| * 1895 | '); document.writeln('1st intercollegiate basketball game (Minn Agricult beats Hamline, 9-3) | '); document.writeln('
| * 1895 | '); document.writeln('Volleyball invented by W G Morgan in Massachusetts | '); document.writeln('
| * 1900 | '); document.writeln('Dwight Davis established a new tennis trophy, the Davis Cup | '); document.writeln('
| * 1904 | '); document.writeln('Japan declares war on Russia | '); document.writeln('
| * 1906 | '); document.writeln('Natal proclaims state of siege in Zulu uprising | '); document.writeln('
| * 1909 | '); document.writeln('1st federal legislation prohibiting narcotics (opium) | '); document.writeln('
| * 1909 | '); document.writeln('1st forestry school is incorporated at Kent, Ohio | '); document.writeln('
| * 1912 | '); document.writeln('US Tennis Assn amends rule taking bye away from defending champion | '); document.writeln('
| * 1913 | '); document.writeln('-18] 10 Day Tragedy of Mexico-City; 3,000 die | '); document.writeln('
| * 1916 | '); document.writeln('Britain\'s military service act enforced (conscription) | '); document.writeln('
| * 1916 | '); document.writeln('NL votes down a proposal by Giants, Braves, & Cubs to increase club player limit from 21 to 22 (The Reds want to decrease to 20) | '); document.writeln('
| * 1918 | '); document.writeln('Army chaplain school organizes at Ft Monroe Va | '); document.writeln('
| * 1918 | '); document.writeln('Sacha Guitry\'s "Deburan," premieres in Paris | '); document.writeln('
| * 1920 | '); document.writeln('International treaty recognizes Norwegian sovereignty over Svalbard | '); document.writeln('
| * 1920 | '); document.writeln('Joint Rules Com bans foreign substances & alterations to baseballs | '); document.writeln('
| * 1922 | '); document.writeln('Italian govt of Bonomi falls | '); document.writeln('
| * 1922 | '); document.writeln('Snow on Mauna Loa, Hawaii | '); document.writeln('
| * 1923 | '); document.writeln('Soviet Aeroflot airlines forms | '); document.writeln('
| * 1924 | '); document.writeln('Nakhichevan ASSR constituted within Azerbaijan SSR | '); document.writeln('
| * 1925 | '); document.writeln('German Minister Stresemann proposes security treaty with France | '); document.writeln('
| * 1925 | '); document.writeln('Haifa Technion (Israel), opens | '); document.writeln('
| * 1926 | '); document.writeln('Teaching theory of evolution forbidden in Atlanta, Georgia schools | '); document.writeln('
| * 1929 | '); document.writeln('USSR, Estonia, Latvia, Poland & Romania sign Litvinov Pact | '); document.writeln('
| * 1932 | '); document.writeln('America enter Olympic 2-man bobsled competition for 1st time | '); document.writeln('
| * 1932 | '); document.writeln('US airship Columbia crashes during storm (Flushing, NY) | '); document.writeln('
| * 1933 | '); document.writeln('-63°F (-53°C), Moran, Wyoming (state record) | '); document.writeln('
| * 1934 | '); document.writeln('-14.3°F (-25.7°C), coldest day in New York City | '); document.writeln('
| * 1934 | '); document.writeln('-51°F (-46°C), Vanderbilt, Michigan (state record) | '); document.writeln('
| * 1934 | '); document.writeln('Balkan Entente alliance forms (Yugoslavia, Greece, Turkey & Romania) | '); document.writeln('
| * 1935 | '); document.writeln('US female Figure Skating championship won by Maribel Vinson | '); document.writeln('
| * 1935 | '); document.writeln('US male Figure Skating championship won by Robin Lee | '); document.writeln('
| * 1939 | '); document.writeln('Belgian Spaak govt falls | '); document.writeln('
| * 1940 | '); document.writeln('Joe Louis beats Arturo Godoy in 15 for heavyweight boxing title | '); document.writeln('
| * 1941 | '); document.writeln('British troops conquer El Agheila | '); document.writeln('
| * 1941 | '); document.writeln('Nazi collaborators destroy pro-Jewish caf‚ Alcazar Amsterdam (Alcazar refused to hang "No Entry for Jews" signs in front of cafe) | '); document.writeln('
| * 1942 | '); document.writeln('Daylight Savings War Time goes into effect in US | '); document.writeln('
| * 1942 | '); document.writeln('Japanese troops land near Makassar, South Celebes | '); document.writeln('
| * 1942 | '); document.writeln('Philadelphia "Phillies" change nickname (temporarily) to "Phils" | '); document.writeln('
| * 1943 | '); document.writeln('FDR orders minimal 48 hour work week in war industry | '); document.writeln('
| * 1943 | '); document.writeln('German riots at "plutocratenzoontjes," 1,200 in Vught Camp | '); document.writeln('
| * 1943 | '); document.writeln('Japanese evacuate Guadalcanal, ends epic battle | '); document.writeln('
| * 1943 | '); document.writeln('NL seeks buyer for Phillies, as owner Gerry Nugent, falls in arrears | '); document.writeln('
| * 1943 | '); document.writeln('Nazis arrest Dutch sons of rich parents | '); document.writeln('
| * 1944 | '); document.writeln('U-734/U-238 sunk off Ireland | '); document.writeln('
| * 1945 | '); document.writeln('-Feb 10] Germany destroys Ruhrdammen | '); document.writeln('
| * 1945 | '); document.writeln('WAAF-corporal flies along the tail of a Spitfire | '); document.writeln('
| * 1946 | '); document.writeln('Dutch Labor Party (Dutch Social Democratic Party) forms | '); document.writeln('
| * 1947 | '); document.writeln('Bank robber Willie Sutton escapes jail in Phila | '); document.writeln('
| * 1948 | '); document.writeln('WLWT TV channel 5 in Cincinnati, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting | '); document.writeln('
| * 1950 | '); document.writeln('Sen Joseph McCarthy charges State Dept infested with 205 communists | '); document.writeln('
| * 1951 | '); document.writeln('St Louis Browns sign pitcher Satchel Paige, 45 | '); document.writeln('
| * 1953 | '); document.writeln('"Adventures of Superman" TV series premieres in syndication | '); document.writeln('
| * 1953 | '); document.writeln('WNEP TV channel 16 in Scranton Wilkes-Barre, PA (ABC) 1st broadcast | '); document.writeln('
| * 1953 | '); document.writeln('General Walter Bedell Smith, USA, ends term as 4th director of CIA Allen W Dulles, becomes acting director of CIA | '); document.writeln('
| * 1954 | '); document.writeln('Mario Scelba forms new govt in Italy | '); document.writeln('
| * 1955 | '); document.writeln('Dutch 2nd Chamber accepts crematory law | '); document.writeln('
| * 1955 | '); document.writeln('US federations of trade unions merge into AFL/CIO | '); document.writeln('
| * 1956 | '); document.writeln('-5°F (15°C) in Sicily | '); document.writeln('
| * 1956 | '); document.writeln('KHPL (now KWNB) TV channel 6 in Hayes Center, NB (ABC) 1st broadcast | '); document.writeln('
| * 1956 | '); document.writeln('R Lacoste follows Catroux as premier of Algeria | '); document.writeln('
| * 1959 | '); document.writeln('Coasters\'s "Charlie Brown" peaks at #2 | '); document.writeln('
| * 1960 | '); document.writeln('AFL & NFL agree verbally to a no tampering pact | '); document.writeln('
| * 1961 | '); document.writeln('Joseph Ileo appointed premier of Congo | '); document.writeln('
| * 1962 | '); document.writeln('Jamaica signs agreement to become independent | '); document.writeln('
| * 1962 | '); document.writeln('US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site | '); document.writeln('
| * 1963 | '); document.writeln('1st flight of Boeing 727 jet | '); document.writeln('
| * 1963 | '); document.writeln('7th largest snowfall in NYC history (42.4 cm, 16.7") | '); document.writeln('
| * 1964 | '); document.writeln('1st appearance of Beatles on "Ed Sullivan Show" (73.7 million viewers) | '); document.writeln('
| * 1964 | '); document.writeln('9th Winter Olympic games close at Innsbruck, Austria | '); document.writeln('
| * 1964 | '); document.writeln('GI Joe character created | '); document.writeln('
| * 1964 | '); document.writeln('Hanumant Singh scores 105 India v England on debut at Delhi | '); document.writeln('
| * 1964 | '); document.writeln('NYC news anchor Jim Jenson\'s 1st appearance on WCBS-TV | '); document.writeln('
| * 1966 | '); document.writeln('Dow-Jones Index hits record 995 points | '); document.writeln('
| * 1968 | '); document.writeln('Rotterdam metro opened by princess Beatrix | '); document.writeln('
| * 1969 | '); document.writeln('Boeing 747 made its 1st commercial flight | '); document.writeln('
| * 1969 | '); document.writeln('KGTO TV channel 36 in Fayetteville, AR (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting | '); document.writeln('
| * 1969 | '); document.writeln('World\'s largest airplane, Boeing 747, makes 1st commercial flight | '); document.writeln('
| * 1971 | '); document.writeln('Apollo 14 returns to Earth | '); document.writeln('
| * 1971 | '); document.writeln('Probably 1st gay theme TV episode - All in the Family | '); document.writeln('
| * 1971 | '); document.writeln('Quake in San Fernando Valley kills 64 & causes over $«B damage | '); document.writeln('
| * 1971 | '); document.writeln('Satchel Paige becomes 1st negro-league player elected to baseball HOF | '); document.writeln('
| * 1972 | '); document.writeln('Brit Govt declares state of emergency after month-long miners\' strike | '); document.writeln('
| * 1974 | '); document.writeln('"Daddy What If" by Bobby Bare peaks at #41 | '); document.writeln('
| * 1974 | '); document.writeln('"The Americans (A Canadian\'s Opinion)" by Gordon Sinclair peaks at #24 | '); document.writeln('
| * 1974 | '); document.writeln('US female Figure Skating championship won by Dorothy Hamill | '); document.writeln('
| * 1974 | '); document.writeln('US male Figure Skating championship won by Gordon McKellen Jr | '); document.writeln('
| * 1975 | '); document.writeln('Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Naples Lely Golf Classic | '); document.writeln('
| * 1975 | '); document.writeln('Soyuz 17 returns to Earth | '); document.writeln('
| * 1976 | '); document.writeln('Oscar Charleston selected to baseball\'s the Hall of Fame | '); document.writeln('
| * 1979 | '); document.writeln('21st Grammy Awards: Just the Way You Are, Taste of Honey | '); document.writeln('
| * 1979 | '); document.writeln('ABC airs "Heroes of Rock N Roll" special | '); document.writeln('
| * 1979 | '); document.writeln('Beginning of James Clavell\'s novel "Whirlwind" | '); document.writeln('
| * 1979 | '); document.writeln('Nigeria amends constitution | '); document.writeln('
| * 1980 | '); document.writeln('Rick Barry, Houston, is 1st in NBA to score 8, 3-pt goals in a game | '); document.writeln('
| * 1982 | '); document.writeln('34th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 4-2 at Washington | '); document.writeln('
| * 1983 | '); document.writeln('Belgium buys 44 F-16s | '); document.writeln('
| * 1984 | '); document.writeln('"Rink" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 204 performances | '); document.writeln('
| * 1985 | '); document.writeln('Madonna\'s "Like a Virgin," album goes #1 for 3 weeks | '); document.writeln('
| * 1986 | '); document.writeln('36th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 139-132 at Dallas | '); document.writeln('
| * 1986 | '); document.writeln('Halley\'s Comet reaches 30th perihelion (closest approach to Sun) | '); document.writeln('
| * 1986 | '); document.writeln('Haydar Bakr al-Attas appointed president of South Yemen | '); document.writeln('
| * 1986 | '); document.writeln('Marvin Johnson wins record 3rd time, light heavyweight boxing title | '); document.writeln('
| * 1986 | '); document.writeln('Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Sarasota Golf Classic | '); document.writeln('
| * 1986 | '); document.writeln('Tomb of Tutanchamon\'s treasurer Maya found in Egypt | '); document.writeln('
| * 1986 | '); document.writeln('West German team swims world record 4x200 m freestyle (7:05.17) | '); document.writeln('
| * 1987 | '); document.writeln('Former national security adviser Robert McFarlane attempts suicide | '); document.writeln('
| * 1987 | '); document.writeln('NY Stock Exch installs ladies restroom in the Exchange Luncheon Club | '); document.writeln('
| * 1988 | '); document.writeln('39th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 6-5 (OT) at St Louis | '); document.writeln('
| * 1988 | '); document.writeln('NH begins a NCAA record 32-game losing streak at home (ends Feb 1991) | '); document.writeln('
| * 1989 | '); document.writeln('Kevin Johnson (Phoenix) ends NBA free throw streak of 57 games | '); document.writeln('
| * 1989 | '); document.writeln('Michael Manley\'s Socialist Party wins Jamaica parliamentary election | '); document.writeln('
| * 1990 | '); document.writeln('"Bradys" return to TV for 6 episodes on CBS TV | '); document.writeln('
| * 1990 | '); document.writeln('Doina Melinte runs world indoor record 1.5k (4:00:27) & mile (4:17:13) | '); document.writeln('
| * 1990 | '); document.writeln('Galileo flies by Venus | '); document.writeln('
| * 1990 | '); document.writeln('Namibia\'s constitution ratified | '); document.writeln('
| * 1991 | '); document.writeln('"This Is Ponderous" by 2nu peaks at #46 | '); document.writeln('
| * 1991 | '); document.writeln('Johann Olav Koss skates world record 5k (6:41:73) | '); document.writeln('
| * 1991 | '); document.writeln('Terry Norris knocks down Sugar Ray Leonard twice & beats him | '); document.writeln('
| * 1991 | '); document.writeln('US Supreme Court agrees to hear Joseph Doherty case | '); document.writeln('
| * 1991 | '); document.writeln('Wally Joyner wins record $2.1 million salary arbitration | '); document.writeln('
| * 1992 | '); document.writeln('"2 Shakespearean Actors" closes at Cort Theater NYC after 29 perfs | '); document.writeln('
| * 1992 | '); document.writeln('42nd NBA All-Star Game: West beats East 153-113 at Orlando | '); document.writeln('
| * 1992 | '); document.writeln('Fastest yodeler-22 tones/15 falsetto in 1 sec by Thomas School of Germ | '); document.writeln('
| * 1992 | '); document.writeln('Heike Henkel high jumps female indoor world record (2.07m) | '); document.writeln('
| * 1992 | '); document.writeln('Jani Sievinen swims world record 400m medley (4:07.10) | '); document.writeln('
| * 1992 | '); document.writeln('NBA All Star Game - West beats East 153-113 | '); document.writeln('
| * 1992 | '); document.writeln('Shelley Hamlin wins LPGA Phar-Mor Golf Tournament at Hamlin Inverrary | '); document.writeln('
| * 1993 | '); document.writeln('Army of opium king Khun Sa kills 60 in NE Burma | '); document.writeln('
| * 1994 | '); document.writeln('Israeli minister Shimon Perez signs accord with PLO\'s Arafat | '); document.writeln('
| * 1995 | '); document.writeln('"Heiress" opens at Cort Theater NYC for 340 performances | '); document.writeln('
| * 1995 | '); document.writeln('Irina Privalova runs female world record 50m (5.96 sec) | '); document.writeln('
| * 1996 | '); document.writeln('WYNY-FM in NYC changes calls to WKTU-FM | '); document.writeln('
| * 1997 | '); document.writeln('11th American Comedy Award: Debbie Reynolds | '); document.writeln('
| * 1997 | '); document.writeln('47th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 132-120 at Cleveland | '); document.writeln('
| * 1997 | '); document.writeln('Kelly Robbins wins LPGA Diet Dr Pepper National Pro-Am | '); document.writeln('
| * 1997 | '); document.writeln('LG Senior Golf Championship | '); document.writeln('
| * 1997 | '); document.writeln('Mark O\'Meara wins Buick golf invitational | '); document.writeln('
| * 1997 | '); document.writeln('Palm Beach National LPGA Pro-Am | '); document.writeln('
| * 1997 | '); document.writeln('Scotty Bowman, is 1st NHL coach to win 1,000 games | '); document.writeln('
| * 1997 | '); document.writeln('Fox cartoon series "Simpsons" airs 167th episode the longest-running animated series in cartoon history | '); document.writeln('
| * 1998 | '); document.writeln('6th annual ESPY Awards | '); document.writeln('
| * 1998 | '); document.writeln('Failed assassination attempt on Georgian Pres Eduard Shevardnadze | '); document.writeln('
| * 2002 | '); document.writeln('XIX Winter Olympics opens in Salt Lake City Utah/Quebec City | '); document.writeln('
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