1901 – Guglielmo Marconi sends the first transatlantic radio signal, from Poldhu in Cornwall to Newfoundland, Canada
1925 – Arthur Heinman coins term “motel”; opens Motel Inn, San Luis Obispo
1939 – Russ Indigirka capsizes in blizzard off Japanese coast; 750 die
1955 – 1st prototype of hovercraft patented by British engineer Christoper Cockerell
1961 – Adolf Eichmann is found guilty of war crimes in Israel
1963 – Argentina asks for extradition of ex-President Juan Perón
1969 – Offices of Banca Nazionale dell’Agricoltura in Piazza Fontana, Milan, are bombed, killing 14
1988 – 3 trains collide in London, 40 die
1992 – 58th Heisman Trophy Award: Gino Torretta, U of Miami (QB)
1997 – Red Sox sign Pedro Martinez to record 6 year $69 million contract