1813-Ludwig von Beethoven's 7th Symphony in A, premieres
1849-Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Luisa Miller" premieres in Naples
1863-Abraham Lincoln announces plan for Reconstruction of South
1863-Jesuit Church of La Compana in Santiago Chile catches fire, 2,500 die in panic
1876-Suriname begins compulsory education for 7-12 years
1923-German-US friendship treaty signed
1923-Labour/Liberals win British parliament
1940-1st NFL championship on national radio; Bears beat Redskins 73-0
1941-San Francisco 1st blackout, at 6 15 PM
1949-Chinese Nationalist government moves from Chinese mainland to Formosa
1952-1st TV acknowledgement of pregnancy (I Love Lucy)
1952-French troops shoot on demonstrators at Casablanca, 50 die
1952-Isaak Ben-Zwi elected President of Israel
1956-16th Olympic games close in Melbourne, Australia
1962-114-day newspaper strike begins in New York NY
1966-US & USSR sign treaty to prohibit nuclear weapons in outer space
1967-NHL California Seals change name to Oakland Seals
1972-United Airlines airplane crashes at Chicago's Midway Airport killing 45
1974-Soyuz 16 returns to Earth
1982-Suriname army leader Bouterse murders 15 opponents
1987-US President Reagan & Soviet General Secretary Gorbachev sign a treaty eliminating medium range nuclear missiles
1994-Fire in cinema in Karamay China, 310 killed
1849-Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Luisa Miller" premieres in Naples
1863-Abraham Lincoln announces plan for Reconstruction of South
1863-Jesuit Church of La Compana in Santiago Chile catches fire, 2,500 die in panic
1876-Suriname begins compulsory education for 7-12 years
1923-German-US friendship treaty signed
1923-Labour/Liberals win British parliament
1940-1st NFL championship on national radio; Bears beat Redskins 73-0
1941-San Francisco 1st blackout, at 6 15 PM
1949-Chinese Nationalist government moves from Chinese mainland to Formosa
1952-1st TV acknowledgement of pregnancy (I Love Lucy)
1952-French troops shoot on demonstrators at Casablanca, 50 die
1952-Isaak Ben-Zwi elected President of Israel
1956-16th Olympic games close in Melbourne, Australia
1962-114-day newspaper strike begins in New York NY
1966-US & USSR sign treaty to prohibit nuclear weapons in outer space
1967-NHL California Seals change name to Oakland Seals
1972-United Airlines airplane crashes at Chicago's Midway Airport killing 45
1974-Soyuz 16 returns to Earth
1982-Suriname army leader Bouterse murders 15 opponents
1987-US President Reagan & Soviet General Secretary Gorbachev sign a treaty eliminating medium range nuclear missiles
1994-Fire in cinema in Karamay China, 310 killed
