295 – Origin of Era of Ascension
1914 – Turks sultan Jamal Pasja declares a German holy war
1924 – Yeshivah Slobodka opens a branch in Chevron
1931 – Maple Leaf Gardens opens in Toronto – Chic Blackhawks beat Leafs, 2-1
1938 – Hermann Goering announces he wants Madagascar as a Jewish homeland
1941 – WOV-AM and WNEW-AM in NYC swaps call letters
1953 – US district Judge Grim, rules NFL can black out TV home games
1987 – Ulla Weigerstorfer of Austria, 20, crowned 37th Miss World
1996 – Toronto’s Pat Hentgen wins AL Cy Young Award
2017 – Federation Cup Women’s Tennis, Minsk, Belarus: American pair Shelby Rogers and Coco Vandeweghe beats Aryna Sabalenka and Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus 6-3, 7-6 to wrap up 3-2 win and record extending 18th title for the US