1665 – “Messiah” Sjabtai Tswi festival in Smyrna
1862 – Battle of Fredricksburg in Virginia begins between Robert E. Lee’s Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and the Union Army of the Potomac, commanded by Major General Ambrose Burnside
1909 – Canadian Football exhibition game played in Van Cortlandt Park in Bronx, Hamilton Tigers beat Ottawa Rough Riders, 11-6 before 15,000
1926 – Leo O’Connor is unbeaten on 143 as Queensland wins their first Sheffield Shield match by 5 wickets vs NSW at the Sydney Cricket Ground
1947 – Bob Hilliard and Sigman’s musical “Angel in the Wings” opens at Coronet Theater NYC for 308 performances
1981 – Wash Capitals biggest margin of victory (9) beating Toronto 11-2
1990 – 13 die in 83 vehicle accident in Chattanooga Tn I-75, due to fog
2016 – Kyrgyzstan votes in a referendum to change the constitution to give the government more power
2019 – Militants attack army base in Ates, Niger, killing at least 71. Islamic State claim responsibility.
2022 – Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman’s musical “Some Like It Hot”, based on the 1959 feature film comedy, opens at the Shubert Theatre, NYC; garners 13 Tony Award nominations