1510 – Bishop Frederik of Bathe recaptures Oldenzaal
1785 – Prussia signs trade agreement with US
1845 – King Willem II opens Amsterdam Stock exchange
1913 – George W. Buckner, named minister to Liberia
1955 – “Gunsmoke” premieres on CBS TV starring James Arness
1960 – Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia runs WR 2:15:16.2 barefoot to take out the men’s marathon at the Rome Olympics; Africa’s first ever Olympic gold medal
1962 – WDCN TV channel 8 in Nashville, TN (PBS) begins broadcasting
1972 – WKAR TV channel 23 in East Lansing, MI (PBS) begins broadcasting
1974 – Controversial TV drama “Born Innocent” premieres on NBC TV, starring Linda Blair as an abused teen in a juvenile detention home
2015 – New human-like species – Homo Naledi announced by Scientists and a team of female archaeologists, found deep in caves in South Africa