1863 – Battle at Bristoe Station, Virginia (about 2000 casualties)
1954 – Israeli act of revenge in Qibiya Jordan, kills 53
1958 – District of Columbia Bar Association votes to accept black Americans as members
1978 – NY outfielder Reggie Jackson causes World Series controversy; interferes with a throw to 1st, deflects ball away during Yankees, 4-3 Game 4 win over LA Dodgers at Yankee Stadium
1979 – TV adaptation of Helen Keller’s life story “The Miracle Worker” premieres on NBC, starring Melissa Gilbert in title role and Patty Duke, who played Keller in earlier stage and film productions, as teacher Anne Sullivan
1984 – Barbara Damashek’s musical “Quilters” closes at Jack Lawrence Theater, NYC, after 24 performances
2012 – 20 people are gunned down in a mosque in Dogo Dawa, Nigeria
2014 – Utah State University receives terrorist threats pertaining to Anita Sarkeesian’s planned lecture the following day