1625-Netherlands & England sign military treaty
1762-British parliament accept Treaty of Paris
1783-1st execution at English Newgate-jail
1878-Joseph Pulitzer buys St Louis Dispatch for $2,500
1883-New Brunswick adopts Eastern Standard Time (until 1902)
1884-Levant Richardson patents ball-bearing skate
1907-1st Christmas Seals sold (Wilmington DE post office)
1907-Gustav Mahler departs Vienna
1931-Spain becomes a republic
1931-Baseball cuts squad from 25 to 23 players & National League continues to prohibit uniform numbers
1931-Japanese army attacks Chinese province of Jehol
1939-Russian air raid on Helsinki
1940-Illegal Jewish immigrants to Haifa are deported to Mauritius
1940-British troops 1st major offensive in North Africa (Libya) during WWII
1941-China declares war on Japan, Germany & Italy
1954-Dmitri Shostakovich appointed honored guest of Swedish Royal Music Academy
1957-1st Japanese ambassador to Israel
1961-Wilt Chamberlain of NBA Philadelphia Warriors scores 67 points vs New York
1978-1st game of the Women's Pro Basketball League (WBL), Chicago Hustle vs Milwaukee Does
1985-Jerry Rice begins NFL streak of 100+ consecutive game receptions
1992-Prince Charles & Princess Diana separation announced by British PM, John Major
1994-Kim II-sung, President of North Korea (1945-94), dies at 82
1762-British parliament accept Treaty of Paris
1783-1st execution at English Newgate-jail
1878-Joseph Pulitzer buys St Louis Dispatch for $2,500
1883-New Brunswick adopts Eastern Standard Time (until 1902)
1884-Levant Richardson patents ball-bearing skate
1907-1st Christmas Seals sold (Wilmington DE post office)
1907-Gustav Mahler departs Vienna
1931-Spain becomes a republic
1931-Baseball cuts squad from 25 to 23 players & National League continues to prohibit uniform numbers
1931-Japanese army attacks Chinese province of Jehol
1939-Russian air raid on Helsinki
1940-Illegal Jewish immigrants to Haifa are deported to Mauritius
1940-British troops 1st major offensive in North Africa (Libya) during WWII
1941-China declares war on Japan, Germany & Italy
1954-Dmitri Shostakovich appointed honored guest of Swedish Royal Music Academy
1957-1st Japanese ambassador to Israel
1961-Wilt Chamberlain of NBA Philadelphia Warriors scores 67 points vs New York
1978-1st game of the Women's Pro Basketball League (WBL), Chicago Hustle vs Milwaukee Does
1985-Jerry Rice begins NFL streak of 100+ consecutive game receptions
1992-Prince Charles & Princess Diana separation announced by British PM, John Major
1994-Kim II-sung, President of North Korea (1945-94), dies at 82
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