1804 – US Navy Lt Stephen Decatur raids Tripoli Harbor and burns Navy frigate “Philadelphia” after it is seized by pirates
1909 – Serbia mobilizes against Austria-Hungary
1943 – -32°F (-36°C), Falls Village, Connecticut (state record)
1961 – China uses its 1st nuclear reactor
1963 – C and A Building in Amsterdam burns down
1963 – Philosopher Hannah Arendt’s controversial account of the trial of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann is first published in “The New Yorker”
1968 – Elvis Presley receives a gold record for “How Great Thou Art”
1969 – Detroit Red Wings’ captain Alex Delvecchio picks up an assist in a 6-2 defeat at Minnesota to become the 3rd player in NHL history to score 1,000 career points
1989 – Red Sox pitcher Roger Clemens signs $7.5M-3 year contract
2019 – Needing 78 for an unlikely victory, Sri Lanka’s Kusal Perera 153no and Vishwa Fernando 6no put on a record 10th wicket stand for a 1 wicket win vs South Africa in the 1st cricket Test in Durban