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I want to thank you for asking this - I've never thought of researching this part of my personal history :)772 - Pope Adrian I elected800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican.1167 - Northern Italian towns form Lombardi League1420 - Henry V of England enters Paris.1566 - Spanish king Philip II names Fernando Alvarez, duke of Alva1626 - Pasha Muhammad ibn Farukh tyrannical gov of Jerusalem, driven out1640 - Portugal regains independence after 60 years of Spanish rule1641 - Mass becomes 1st colony to give statutory recognition to slavery1653 - An athlete from Croydon is reported to have run 20 miles from St Albans to London in less than 90 minutes1656 - Germany promises Poland aid against Sweden1708 - Great Alliance occupies Brussels1742 - Empress Elisabeth orders expulsion of all Jews from Russia1750 - 1st American school to offer manual training courses opens, Md1768 - The slave ship Fredensborg sinks off Tromøy in Norway.1783 - Jacques Charles & Nicolas Roberts make first untethered ascension with gas hydrogen balloon in Paris1821 - Santo Domingo (Dominican Rep) proclaims independence from Spain1822 - Dom Pedro crowned emperor of Brazil1822 - Franz Liszts (11) debut as pianist Isabella Colbran1824 - House of Reps begins to end election deadlock between JQ AdamsComposer/Pianist Franz Liszt1824 - Jackson, WH Crawford & H Clay Adams eventually declared president1831 - Erie Canal closes for entire month due to cold weather1835 - Hans Christian Andersen published his 1st book of fairy tales1843 - 1st chartered mutual life insurance company opens1852 - Telegraph company opens throughout Netherlands1864 - Raid at Stoneman: Knoxville, TN to Saltville, VA1864 - Skirmish at Millen Brutal, Georgia1868 - John D Rockefeller begins anti oil war1878 - 1st White House telephone installed1884 - American Old West: Near Frisco, New Mexico, deputy sheriff Elfego Baca holds off a gang of 80 Texan cowboys who want to kill him for arresting Charles McCarthy.1887 - Sherlock Holmes 1st appears in print: "Study in Scarlet"1887 - Sino-Portuguese treaty recognizes Portugal's control of Macao1891 - James Naismith creates the game of basketball1896 - 1st certified public accountants receive certificates (NY)1900 - South African president Paul Kruger visits FlandersInventor James Naismith1903 - "The Great Train Robbery," the 1st Western film, released1906 - Cinema Omnia Pathe, world's 1st cinema, opens (Paris)1906 - Shoemaker Wilhelm Voigt (Capt of Köpenick) sentenced to 4 yrs1909 - 1st Christmas Club payment made, to Carlisle Trust Co, Pa1909 - 1st Israeli kibbutz founded, Deganya Alef1913 - 1st drive-up gasoline station opens (Pitts)1913 - Continuous moving assembly line introduced by Ford (car every 2:38)1917 - Boys Town founded by Father Edward Flanagan west of Omaha Neb1918 - Danish parliament passed an act to grant Iceland independence1918 - Iceland becomes independent state under Danish crown1918 - Serbian-Croatian-Slovic kingdom proclaimed in Belgrade1918 - Yugoslavia declares independence; monarchy established1919 - AA Milne's "Mr Pim Passes By," premieres in Manchester1919 - Lady Nancy Astor sworn-in as 1st female member of British Parliament1921 - 1st US helium-filled dirigible makes 1st flight1921 - US Post Office establishes philatelic agency1922 - 1st skywriting over US-"Hello USA"-by Capt Turner, RAF1922 - Polish state chief marshal Jozef Pilsudski, resigns1923 - CFL Grey Cup: Queen's U beats Regina, 54-0 at Toronto1924 - Calles becomes president of Mexico1924 - George/Ira Gershwin's musical "Lady Be Good," premieres in NYC1925 - Treaty of Locarno signed1928 - CFL Grey Cup: Ham Tigers beats Regina, 30-0 at Hamilton1928 - Railroad museum opens in Utrecht Neth1929 - Game of Bingo invented by Edwin S Lowe1930 - NHL drops 20 minute slashing-about-the-head penalty1930 - Ruth Nichols becomes 1st woman pilot to cross continent1933 - Rudolf Hess & Earnest Rohm become a minister in Hitler government1934 - Leningrad mayor Sergey Kirov assassinated, used by Stalin as the excuse to begin the Great Purge of 1934-38.1935 - Austria has world's 1st Day of Postage Stamp1936 - 2nd Heisman Trophy Award: Larry Kelley, Yale (E)1936 - Bell Labs tests coaxial cable for TV use1936 - EW Brundin & FF Lyon obtain patent on soilless culture of plants1937 - Japan recognizes Franco government1938 - School bus & train collide in Salt Lake City Utah1939 - SS-Fuhrer Himmler begins deportation of Polish Jews1941 - British cruiser Devonshire sinks German sub Python1941 - Japanese emperor Hirohito signs declaration of war1941 - Last day of first-class cricket in Australia for 4 years1941 - US Civil Air Patrol (CAP) organizes1942 - Gasoline rationed in US1943 - FDR, Churchill & Stalin agree to Operation Overlord (D-Day) Dictator Francisco Franco1944 - Béla Bartòk's Concerto for orchestra, premieres1944 - Mail routing resumes in free South Netherlands1944 - Prokofjev's 8th Piano sonata, premieres1945 - CFL Grey Cup: Toronto beats Winnipeg, 35-0 at Toronto1946 - Australia compile 645 v India at the Gabba (Bradman 187)1947 - Bradman scores 185 in the 1st Cricket Test v India at the Gabba1947 - India cricket all out for 58 v Australia at the Gabba, Toshack 5-21948 - Arabic Congress names Abdullah of Trans Jordan, King of Palestine1948 - Piet Roozenburg becomes world champion checker player1949 - WBNG TV channel 12 in Binghamton, NY (CBS) begins broadcasting1949 - WKTV TV channel 2 in Utica, NY (NBC) begins broadcasting1951 - 17th Heisman Trophy Award: Dick Kazmaier, Princeton (HB)1951 - Benjamin Britten's opera "Billy Budd," premieres in London1951 - Golden Gate Bridge closes due to high winds1952 - The New York Daily News reports the first successful sexual reassignment operation.1953 - Red Sox trade M McDermott & Tom Umphlett for Wash's Jackie Jensen1953 - WAIM (now WAXA) TV channel 40 in Anderson, SC (IND) 1st broadcast1953 - WCSH TV channel 6 in Portland, ME (NBC) begins broadcasting1953 - Walter Alston named Dodger manager1954 - Nationalist China & US sign dike agreement1954 - Yanks send Miller, Segrist, Leppert & 2 minors to Orioles for Blayzka, Kryhoski, Johnson, Fridley & Del Guercio (completing 18 player deal)Civil Rights Activist Rosa Lee Parks1955 - Rosa Parks (black) arrested for refusing to move to the back of bus1956 - "Candide" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 73 performances1956 - Alain Mimoun wins 13th Olympics marathon (2:25:00.0)1956 - Frank Robinson (NL) & Luis Aparicio (AL) voted Rookie of the Year1956 - Indonesian VP Mohammed Hatta, resigns1957 - Sam Cooke and Buddy Holly and Crickets debut on Ed Sullivan Show1958 - "Flower Drum Song" opens at St James Theater NYC for 602 performances1958 - Central African Rep made autonomous member of Fr Comm (Natl Day)1958 - Our Lady of Angels School burns, killing 92 students & 3 nuns (Chic)1959 - 12 nations sign treaty for scientific peaceful use of Antarctica1959 - 1st color photograph of Earth from outer space1959 - 25th Heisman Trophy Award: Billy Cannon, LSU (HB)1959 - The 1st color photograph of Earth received from outer space1960 - Patrice Lumumba caught in the Congo1960 - Paul McCartney and Pete Best arrested then deported from Hamburg, Germany for accusation of attempted arson.Pop Star & Beatle Paul McCartney1961 - The independent Republic of West Papua is proclaimed in modern-day Western New Guinea.1962 - Grey Cup halted by fog, resumed next day (Winnipeg 28, Hamilton 27)1962 - KGMB TV channel 9 in Honolulu, HI (CBS) begins broadcasting1963 - NY Jets 1st shutout, beat KC 17-01963 - Nagaland becomes a state of Indian union1964 - Houston Colt .45s change name to Astros1964 - ML King speaks to J. Edgar Hoover about his slander campaign1965 - Airlift of refugees from Cuba to US began1965 - South Africa government says children of white fathers are white1966 - Georg Kiesinger elected West German chancellor1966 - Radio time signal WWV moves from Greenbelt, Md to Boulder, Colo1967 - Pacific Northwest Sports awarded AL expansion franchise (Seattle)1967 - Queen Elizabeth inaugurates 98-inch (249-cm) Isaac Newton telescope1967 - Seattle awarded one of the 2 AL expansion franchise teams1967 - Wilt Chamberlain set NBA record of 22 free throws missesFirst Director of the FBI J. Edgar Hoover1968 - "Promises Promises" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 1281 performances1968 - Burt Bacharach/Hal David's musical premieres in NYC1968 - Gonzalo Barrios elected pres of Venezuela1968 - Peggy Wilson wins LPGA Hollywood Lakes Golf Open1968 - Pirate Radio Modern (259) (England) begins transmitting1969 - US government holds its 1st draft lottery since WW II1970 - Luis Echeverria Alvarez sworn in as president of Mexico1970 - NHL takes control of Pittsburgh Penguins1970 - Independent People's Republic of South Yemen becomes People Democratic Republic of Yemen1971 - "2 Gentlemen of Verona" opens at St James Theater NYC for 613 perfs1971 - Cubs release Ernie Banks & sign him as a coach1971 - Galt MacDermot/John Guare's "2 gentlemen of Verona," premieres in NYC1971 - John & Yoko release "Happy Xmas (War is Over)" in US1971 - People's Republic of South Yemen renames itself People's Democratic Republic of Yemen1971 - Cambodian Civil War: Khmer Rouge rebels intensify assaults on Cambodian government positions, forcing their retreat from Kompong Thmar and nearby Ba Ray.Hall of Fame MLB shortstopErnie Banks1972 - Wings release "Hi, Hi, Hi" in UK1973 - Australia grants self-government to Papua New Guinea1973 - Jack Nicklaus becomes 1st golfer to earn $2M in a year1973 - Jan Ferraris wins LPGA-Japan Golf Classic1973 - Stan Stasiak beats Pedro Morales in Philadelphia, to become WWF champ1974 - Boeing 727 crashes in Upperville Virginia, 92 died1974 - Jacqueline Hansen runs female world record marathon (2:43:54.5)1974 - LA Skid Row slasher kills 1st of 81975 - US president Gerald Ford visits China PR1976 - Angola admitted to UN1976 - Bangladesh General Ziaur Rahman declares himself president1976 - Sex Pistols using profanity on TV, gets them branded as "rotten punks"1978 - Pres Carter more than doubles national park system size1978 - Test Cricket debut of Rodney Hogg, v England at the Gabba1978 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test SiteGolfer Jack Nicklaus1980 - 46th Heisman Trophy Award: George Rogers, South Carolina (RB)1980 - Mel Harris appears on M*A*S*H in "Cementing Relationships"1980 - US Justice Dept sues Yonkers siting racial discrimination1981 - 180 dies as Yugoslav DC-9 jetliner slams into a mountain1981 - Yugoslavic DC-9 crashes into mountain at Corsica, 174 killed1981 - The AIDS virus is officially recognized.1982 - Dentist Barney B Clark gets 1st artificial heart1982 - Michael Jackson releases his album "Thriller"1982 - Miguel de la Madrid inaugurated as pres of Mexico1983 - Rita Lavelle, former head of EPA, convicted of perjury1984 - 50th Heisman Trophy Award: Doug Flutie, Boston College (QB)1984 - France performs nuclear test1984 - Greg Page KOs Gerrie Coetzee in 8 for WBA heavyweight boxing title1985 - Noraly Beyer becomes Neth's 1st black TV newscaster1985 - STS 61-C vehicle moves to launch padKing of Pop Michael Jackson1985 - South Africa's Cosatu union centre forms1986 - Muséed'orsay opens in Paris1986 - Paul McCartney releases "Only Love Remains"1987 - Digging begins to link England & France under English Channel1988 - 596 dead after cyclone hits Bangladesh, half a million homeless1988 - Benazir Bhutto named 1st female Prime Minister of a Moslem country (Pakistan)1988 - Chinese minister of Foreign affairs Qian Qichen visits Moscow1988 - NBC bids record $401M to capture rights to 1992 Barcelona Olympics1988 - NY Islanders greatest shutout lose (8-0) vs St Louis Blues1989 - "Day Without Art"-Artists demonstrate against AIDS1989 - East Germany drops communist monopoly from its constitution1989 - Mark Langston signs record $3.2 million per year Cal Angels contract1989 - USSR Pres Mikhail S Gorbachev meets Pope John Paul II at the Vatican1990 - 56th Heisman Trophy Award: Ty Detmer, Brigham Young (QB)1990 - British & French workers meet in English Channel's tunnel (Chunnel)264th Pope John Paul II1990 - Hissène Habré of Chad flees to Cameroon1990 - Iraq accepts Bush's offer for talks1990 - Lithuania, Estonia & Latvia hold their 1st joint session1990 - NY Knicks Patrick Ewing scores 50 points beating Charlotte 113-961991 - "Moscow Circus Cirk Valentin" closes at Gershwin NYC after 32 perfs1991 - "Once on this Island" closes at Booth Theater NYC after 469 perfs1991 - 80th Davis Cup: France beats USA in Lyon (3-1)1991 - AIDS awareness day1991 - Colorado party wins Paraguay parliamentary election1991 - Nursultan Nazarbayev sworn in as president of Kazakhstan1991 - US 75th manned space mission "STS 44" Atlantis 10 lands1991 - Ukrainian people vote for independence