Blacksheep Speaks

Historic Events that had the audacity to occur on this date

Well, there was a pretty short death list today, but it looks like I am gonna make up for it on the events list. This is one insanely busy date in history. I'm gonna be typing half the night. Since the list of deaths was so short, presumably people didn't DIE in any of these historic events:)

590 St Gregory I begins his reign as Catholic Pope. 1189 England's King Richard I (the Lion-Hearted) crowned in Westminster. 1752 This day never happened nor the next 10 as England adopts Gregorian Calendar. People riot thinking the govt stole 11 days of their lives. 1783 Treaty of Paris signed (ending the US Revolutionary War). 1826 USS Vincennes leaves NY to become 1st warship to circumnavigate globe. 1833 NY Sun begins publishing (1st daily newspaper). 1849 Calif State Constitutional Convention convenes in Monterey. 1852 Anti Jewish riots break out in Stockholm. 1861 Confederate forces enter Kentucky, thus ending its neutrality. 1865 Army commander in SC orders Freedmen's Bureau to stop seizing land. 1891 Cottonpickers organize union & stage strike in Texas. 1891 John Stephens Durham, named minister to Haiti. 1895 1st pro football game played (Latrobe, Penn). 1900 British annex Natal (South Africa). 1902 Start of Sherlock Holmes "The Adventure of the Illustrious Client". 1903 Resolute beats Shamrock III (England) in 13th America's Cup). 1904 St Louis Olympics close. 1906 Yanks win 2nd game on a forfeit over A's; 2nd forfeit win. 1912 World's 1st cannery opens in England to supply food to the navy. 1914 Cardinal Giacome della Chiesa becomes Pope Benedict XV. 1916 Allies turned back Germans in WW I's Battle of Verdun. 1917 Grover Cleveland Alexander pitches complete wins in a doubleheader. 1918 5 soldiers hanged for alleged participation in Houston riot of 1917. 1925 1st international handball match held. 1925 Dirigible "Shenandoah" crashed near Caldwell Ohio, 13 die. 1930 Hurricane kills 2,000, injures 4,000 (Dominican Republic). 1932 Ellsworth Vines beats Henri Cochet for US tennis title. 1934 Tunisia began its move for independence. 1935 1st automobile to exceed 300 mph, Sir Malcolm Campbell (301.337 mph). 1935 Andrew Varipapa sets bowling record of 2,652 points in 10 games. 1939 Yanks beat Red Sox on a forfeit, their 4th forfeit win. 1939 Britain declares war on Germany. France follows 6 hours later quickly joined by Australia, New Zealand, South Africa & Canada. 1940 1st showing of high definition color TV. 1940 US gives Britain 50 destroyers in exchange for Newfoundland base lease. 1943 Allies invade Italy. 1944 Frank Parker beats Bill Talbert for US tennis title. 1945 Japanese forces in the Philippines surrender to Allies. 1947 Phila A's Bill McCahan no-hits Wash Senators, 3-0. 1947 Yanks get 18 singles to beat Red Sox 11-2. 1951 TV soap opera "Search for Tomorrow" debuts on CBS. 1954 Pope Pius X canonized a saint. 1957 Warren Spahn sets record for a lefty pitcher with 41st shut-out. 1964 Wilderness Act signed into law by President Lyndon B Johnson. 1965 Jim Hickman becomes the 1st NY Met to hit 3 HRs in a game. 1966 24th World SF Convention honors Gene Roddenberry. 1967 Final episode of "What's My Line?," hosted by John Charles Daly. 1967 Nguyen Van Thieu elected pres of S Vietnam under a new constitution. 1967 Sweden begins driving on right-hand side of road. 1968 Chicago White Sox set AL record of 39 losses by 1 run. 1970 Billy Williams ends then longest NL consecutive streak at 1,117 games. 1971 John Lennon leaves the UK for NYC, never to return. 1971 Qatar regains complete independence from Britain. 1971 Watergate team breaks into Daniel Ellsberg's doctor's office. 1974 NBA guard Oscar Robinson retires. 1975 Chartered 707 crashes in Atlas Mts of Morocco, 188 die. 1975 Steve Garvey begins his NL record 1,207 consecutive game streak. 1976 Viking 2 soft lands on Mars (Utopia), returns photos. 1978 Crew of Soyuz 31 returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 29. 1978 Pope John Paul I officially installed as 264th supreme pontiff. 1979 Hurricane David, a strong Atlantic storm kills over 1,000. 1981 Gerald P Remy of Boston gets 6 hits in a baseball game. 1981 Longest game in Fenway Park, completed in 20, Mariners-8, Red Sox-7. 1984 28 year old Chicagoan wins $40 million in Illinois state lottery. 1985 20th Space Shuttle Mission (51-I)-Discovery 6-returns to Earth. 1985 NY Met Gary Carter hits 3 consecutive HRs in a game. 1986 Astros & Cubs use a record 53 players in an 18 inning game. 1990 9th no-hitter of 1990: Blue Jay Dave Steib beats Cleve 3-0. 1990 Helen Hudson sings national anthem in 26th park of year (San Diego).