1818 – US Senate ratifies Rush-Bagot Agreement, limiting naval armaments on the Great Lakes
1854 – Franz Liszt’s symphonic poem “Mazeppa” premieres at the Court Theatre in Weimar
1924 – 1st radio-transmission of wireless: Mattheus Passion
1940 – New York Yankees dedicate a plaque to Jacob Ruppert in Monument Park, Yankee Stadium
1977 – Alex Haley finds his Roots in Juffure, Gambia
1982 – Queen Elizabeth proclaims Canada’s new constitution
1983 – Steve Garvey sets NL record by playing in 1,118 consecutive games
2003 – Treaty of Accession is signed in Athens, admitting 10 new member states to the European Union