28 – Roman General Gaius Carrinas’ triumphant procession through Rome, awarded for fighting in Gaul
1665 – England installs a municipal government in New York City
1849 – Gas mask patented by Lewis Haslett (Louisville, Kentucky)
1897 – Possibly the most severe quake in history strikes Assam, India, Shock waves felt over an area size of Europe (low mortality rate given size of earthquake, 1,500 casualties).
1901 – In Cuba, the constitutional convention – knowing that the USA will not withdraw its troops until does so – adopts the Platt Amendment as part of its constitution
1947 – British Amateur Women’s Golf, Gullane GC: Babe Didrikson becomes first American to win event; beats England’s Jacqueline Gordon 5 and 4
1968 – U.S. premiere of horror film “Rosemary’s Baby”, based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Ira Levin
1978 – US House of Representatives allows live radio coverage
1988 – The Republic of Ireland beats England 1-0 at Euro88 thanks to a headed goal by Ray Houghton. This is Ireland’s first competitive match at a major football tournament.
2013 – Russia passes a law banning gay propaganda