1878 – Danvers State Hospital, a psychiatric hospital in Massachusetts, opens—later serves as inspiration for Arkham Sanitorium in the work of H.P. Lovecraft, which in turn inspired Arkham Asylum of the D.C. Batman universe
1912 – Royal Flying Corps forms in Great Britain
1936 – Quiroga government takes office in Spain
1940 – Dutch Queen Wilhelmina flees to England
1966 – US Federal education funding is denied to 12 school districts in the South because of violations of the 1964 Civil Rights Act
1984 – Dutch footballer Johan Cruyff”s last competitive match
1991 – Yankee Stadium fans sing “Like a Virgin” to Jose Canseco
2011 – Romania officially leaves the recession after 2 years following economic growth of an annualised 1.6% in the first quarter
2012 – Manchester City beats QPR 3-2 at City of Manchester Stadium to win English Premier League title on goal difference from Manchester United; Citizens recover from 2–1 down with 2 stoppage-time goals; first EPL title decided on goal difference
2016 – Chance the Rapper releases his third mixtape “Coloring Book” on Apple Music – first album to chart on Billboard Top 100 based only on streams (Grammy for Best Rap Album)