1714 – A highway in Bronx is laid out, later renamed East 233rd Street
1813 – Dresden surrenders to allied armies
1899 – Stuart/Rubens/Boyd-Jones’ “Floradora” premieres in London
1909 – Construction of US navy base begins at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
1928 – WMT-AM in Cedar Rapids IA begins radio transmissions
1940 – Blizzard strikes midwestern US killing over 100
1942 – Germany completes its WWII occupation of France
1989 – Romanian students protest in Bucharest before the Communist Party congress, shouting “we want reforms”, in a sign of the revolution to come
2014 – The leaders of China and Japan meet for formal talks after more than two years of severe tension over a territorial dispute
2014 – Samsung Lions beat Nexen Heroes, 11-1 in Game 6 at Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul to win the Korean Series