1173 - Pope Alexander III canonizes Thomas Becket Absp of Canterbury 1431 - England begins trial against Joan of Arc 1513 - Julius II, [Giuliano dellea Rovere], Pope (1503-13), dies at 69 1564 - Philip II routes cardinal Granvelle to Franche-Comt 1574 - Spanish garrison of Middelburg Neth surrenders 1583 - Groningen Neth begins using Gregorian calendar 1598 - Boris Godunov crowned tsar 1613 - Michael Romanov, son of Patriarch of Moscow, elected Russian tsar 1648 - Christian IV, King of Denmark/Norway, dies 1673 - Michiel A de Ruyter appointed lt-admiral-general of Dutch fleet 1675 - Prince Willem III appointed viceroy of Gelderland 1764 - John Wilkes thrown out of Engl House of Commons for "Essay on Women" 1777 - English ambassador Joseph Yorke demands dismissal of Governor John de Graaff for saluting US flag 1782 - US congress resolves establishment of a US mint 1792 - Congress passes Pres Succession Act 1795 - Freedom of worship established in France under constitution 1797 - Trinidad, West Indies surrenders to British 1804 - 1st locomotive, Richard Trevithick's, runs for 1st time, in Wales 1828 - 1st American Indian newspaper in US, "Cherokee Phoenix," published 1842 - 1st known sewing machine patented in US, John Greenough, Washington, DC 1846 - 1st US woman telegrapher, Sarah G Bagley, Lowell, Massachusetts 1853 - US authorizes minting of $3 gold pieces 1857 - Congress outlaws foreign currency as legal tender in US 1857 - US issues flying eagle cents 1858 - Edwin T Holmes installs 1st electric burglar alarm (Boston, Massachusetts) 1861 - Navaho indians elect Herrero Grande as chief 1862 - Confederate Constitution & presidency are declared permanent 1862 - Texas Rangers win Confederate victory at Battle of Val Verde, New Mexico 1864 - -22] Battle at Okolona, Mississippi 1864 - 1st US Catholic parish church for blacks dedicated, Baltimore 1866 - Lucy B Hobbs (Taylor) becomes 1st US woman to earn a DDS degree 1874 - Benjamin Disraeli replaces William Gladstone as English premier 1874 - Oakland Daily Tribune begins publication 1878 - 1st telephone book issued, 50 subscribers (New Harbor, Connecticut) 1882 - NYC's 24 hour race begins, winner with most mileage in 24 hours 1883 - 2nd French government of Ferry begins 1885 - Washington Monument dedicated (Washington, DC) 1887 - 1st US bacteriology laboratory opens (Brooklyn) 1887 - Oregon becomes 1st US state to make Labor Day a holiday 1895 - NC Legislature, adjourns for day to mark death of Frederick Douglass 1902 - Dr Harvey Cushing, 1st US brain surgeon, does his 1st brain operation 1903 - Cornerstone laid for US army war college, Washington, DC 1904 - National Ski Association forms in Ishpeming, Michigan 1907 - SS Berlin sinks off Hoek van Holland, Netherlands (142 dead) 1914 - White Wolf troops attack Zhanjiang China 1915 - 20th Russian Army corps surrenders 1915 - World's Fair in San Francisco opens 1916 - Battle of Verdun in WW I begins (1 million casualties) 1917 - British Mendi sinks off Isle of Wight, 627 die 1917 - Train near Chirurcha Romania catches fire & explodes; 100s die 1918 - Australians chase Turkish troop out of Jericho, Dutch Palestine 1919 - German National Meeting accepts Anschluss: incorporation of Austria 1919 - Revolutionary strike in Barcelona 1922 - Airship Rome explodes at Hampton Roads Virginia; 34 die 1922 - Great Britain grants Egypt independence 1925 - 1st issue of "New Yorker" magazine published 1925 - Mass meeting of SPD's Reichsbanner Black-Red-Gold in Magdeburg 1931 - Alka Seltzer introduced 1931 - Chicago White Sox and New York Giants play 1st exhibition night game 1932 - Andre Tardieu becomes premier of France 1932 - Camera exposure meter patented, WN Goodwin 1934 - Nicaraguan patriot Augusto Cesar Sandino assassinated by Natl Guard 1939 - Belgian government of Pierlot forms 1941 - US Senate accepts Omar Bradley's demotion to Brig-General 1942 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Jane Vaughn 1942 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Bobby Specht 1943 - Dutch RC bishops protest against persecution of Jews 1943 - German offensive at Western Dorsalgebergte Tunisia 1945 - Archbishop De Jong calls for help with war casualties 1945 - British Army captures Goch 1945 - US 10th Armour division overthrows Orscholz line 1946 - Anti-British demonstrations in Egypt 1947 - 1st instant developing camera demonstrated in NYC, by E H Land 1947 - Whipper Billy Watson beats Bill Longson, to become wrestling champ 1951 - South Carolina House urges "Shoeless Joe" Jackson be reinstated 1952 - Bangladesh Martyrs Day (martyrs of Bengali Language Movement) 1952 - Dick Button performs 1st figure skating triple jump in competition 1952 - Liz Taylor's 2nd marriage (Michael Wilding) 1953 - F Crick & J Watson discover structure of DNA-molecule 1953 - Longest collegiate basketball game (6 OTs) Niagara beats Siena 88-81 1957 - Dodgers (Ft Worth) & Cubs (LA) "trade" minor league franchises 1958 - Egypt-Syria as UAR elect Nasser president (99.9% vote) 1960 - Fay Crocker wins LPGA Lake Worth Golf Open 1961 - Gabon adopts constitution 1961 - Mercury-Atlas 2 reentry Test reaches 172 km 1963 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1964 - UK flies 24,000 rolls of Beatle wallpaper to US 1965 - Malcolm X, [Little], black Moslem leader, assassinated in NYC at 39 1966 - Indonesia's president Sukarno fires General Nasution 1968 - 150,000 demonstrate against leftist students in West-Berlin 1968 - Baseball announces a minimum annual salary of $10,000 1969 - 1st launching of heavy N-1 rocket at Baikonur Kazachstan (explodes) 1969 - Ted Williams signs 5-year contract to manage Wash Senators 1970 - Jackson 5 make TV debut on "American Bandstand" 1970 - Pathet Lao conquerors Xieng Khuang & Muong Suy 1971 - Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Sears Women's World Golf Classic 1971 - Series of tornadoes cuts through Miss & La killing 117 1972 - Richard Nixon becomes 1st US president to visit China 1973 - Chicago Black Hawks, record 262nd NHL game without being shut-out 1973 - Israeli fighters shoot Libyan aircraft down, killing 108 1974 - Israeli forces leave western Suez 1974 - Silver hits record $5.96� an ounce in London 1974 - Yugoslavia adopts constitution 1975 - John Lennon releases "Rock 'n' Roll" album 1975 - John Mitchell, HR Haldeman & John D Ehrlichman sentenced to 2-8 yrs 1976 - Cardinal Willebrands installed as archbishop of Utrecht 1977 - 74 Unification Church couples wed in NYC 1979 - Japan launches Hakucho x-ray satellite & Corsa-B (550/580 km) 1979 - 2 Iowa girls HS basketball teams play 4 scoreless quarters game was won 4-2 in 4th overtime period 1980 - Eric Heiden skates Olympic record 1500m in 1:55.44 1980 - Hanni Wenzel is 1st Liechtensteiner to win Olymp gold (giant slalom) 1981 - "Yorkshire Ripper" Peter Sutcliffe, murderer of 13 women, captured 1981 - Charles Rocket clearly says "fuck" on Saturday Night Live 1981 - Japan launches Hinotori satellite to study solar flares (580/640 k) 1981 - NASA launches Comstar D-4 1982 - Beth Daniel wins LPGA Bent Tree Ladies Golf Classic 1983 - Donald Davis runs 1 mile backwards in 6 m 7.1 s 1983 - NBA San Diego Clippers begin a 29 game road losing streak 1985 - Evert van Benthem wins 13th Friese 11 city skating race 1985 - Largest NBA crowd to date 44,970 (Atlanta at Detroit) 1985 - Tim Raines is awarded a $12 million salary for 1985 by arbitrator 1986 - AIDS patient Ryan White returns to classes at Western Middle School 1986 - Tennis star Jimmy Connors fined $20,000 & suspended for 10 weeks 1987 - Cindy Rarick wins LPGA Tsumura Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open 1987 - Syrian army marches into Beirut 1988 - Actor Dudley Moore marries actress Brogan Lane 1988 - Gustafson skates world record 10km (13:48.20) 1988 - Televangelist Jimmy Swaggert confesses his sins to his congregation 1989 - Pete Rose meets with Commissioner Ueberroth to discuss his gambling 1989 - US bust Chinese ring, capture record 820 lbs heroin ($1B st value) 1989 - US capture record 820 lbs of heroin ($1 B street value)[dup] 1990 - 32nd Grammy Awards: Wind Beneath My Wings, Nick of Time wins 1991 - USSR announces Iraq agrees to a proposal to end Persian Gulf War US calls the plan unacceptable 1992 - Kristi Yamaguchi of US wins Olympic gold medal in women's fig skating 1993 - 43rd NBA All-Star Game: West beats East 135-132 (OT) at Salt Lake City 1993 - Sergei Bubka pole vaults world record indoor (6.15 m) 1995 - CFL's Sacramento Gold Miners become San Antonio Texans 1995 - RAF-pilot Jo Salter is 1st woman to fly in a tornado 1996 - Soyuz TM-23, launched into orbit 1997 - "Empire Strikes Back, special edition," premieres 1997 - STS 82 (Discovery 22) lands 1998 - Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open
