1878 – Joseph Pulitzer begins publishing “St Louis Dispatch”
1906 – Oscar Straus, 1st Jewish US government member, appointed Secretary of Commerce
1915 – 1st all-metal aircraft (Junkers J-1) test flown at Dessau, Germany
1966 – US Supreme Courts votes 4-3 allowing Braves to move to Atlanta
1971 – Romanian tennis star Ilie Năstase finishes ATP Masters Grand Prix with a perfect 6-0 record to win the rich season ending event at the Coubertin Stadium, Paris
1992 – Julia Kurotchkina, 18, of Russia, crowned 42nd Miss World
1997 – Florida releases Alex Arias, the last original Marlin
2006 – Peugeot produces its last car at the Ryton Plant signalling the end of mass car production in Coventry, formerly a major centre of the British motor industry.
2011 – 77th Heisman Trophy Award: Robert Griffin III, Baylor (QB)
2018 – China built 88 out of world’s 143 skyscrapers in 2018 more than any country ever (buildings over 200 meters/656 ft)