Sir William Osler, physician and teacher, died, 1919
Hitler firebombed London, 1940
Eden Phillpotts, English novelist and poet, died, 1960
First YMCA opened (Boston), 1851
Grigori Efimovich Rasputin (Novjkh), Russian mystic, shot, 1916
Texas became the 28th US state, 1845
Work began on first pontoon bridge of reinforced concrete, 1938
“Thunderball” released in the US, 1965
The Caroline was boarded and set afire by Canadian militia, 1837
US announced its withdrawal from UNESCO, 1983
Dick Cavett replaced Joey Bishop in ABC’s late night spot, 1969
Havel became president of Czechoslovakia, 1989
Terrorist bombing at LaGuardia airport (11 killed, 75 injured), 1975
Battle of Wounded Knee (200 Indians killed), 1890
Minimum wage law approved for New York City public contract work, 1961
“The Trouble With Tribbles” first aired, 1967
First movie serial (Adventures of Kathleen) began playing (Chicago), 1913
Gas lights first installed in the White House, 1848
“Flying Down to Rio,” the first Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers movie, released, 1933
Thomas Becket murdered at Canterbury Cathedral, 1170