1310 – Fifty-four members of the Knights Templar are burned at the stake in France for being heretics
1772 – Amsterdam Theater destroyed by fire, 18 killed, in Amsterdam, Northern Netherlands
1900 – James J. Jeffries KOs James J Corbett in 23 for heavyweight boxing title
1931 – Credit-Anstalt, Austria’s largest bank, fails, beginning financial collapse of Central Europe
1943 – US 7th div lands on Attu, Aleutian, (1st US territory recaptured)
1965 – 1st of 2 cyclones in less than a month kills 35,000 (India)
1973 – Citing government misconduct, Daniel Ellsberg has his charges for his involvement in releasing the Pentagon Papers to The New York Times dismissed
1993 – 28th Academy of Country Music Awards: Garth Brooks, Vince Gill, and Mary Chapin Carpenter win
1994 – “Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult” released in France
2008 – PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: Sergio García of Spain claims the biggest win of his career to date in a sudden-death playoff over American Paul Goydos