1718 – Avalanche destroys every building in Leukerbad, Switzerland; kills 53
1893 – Queen Liliuokalani is deposed by an American coup, Kingdom of Hawaii becomes a republic
1945 – Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, credited with saving tens of thousands of Jews from the Nazis, arrested by Soviet secret police in Hungary
1948 – Netherlands and Indonesia agree to a cease-fire
1954 – Jacques Cousteau’s 1st network telecast airs on “Omnibus” (CBS)
1959 – “Say, Darling” closes at ANTA Theater NYC after 332 performances
1991 – Iraq fires 8 Scud missiles on Israel
1995 – LA Rams announce that they are moving to St Louis
2011 – “Sure Thing” single released by Miguel (Billboard Song of the Year 2011)
2013 – 106 people are massacred by Syrian army forces in Homs