1580 – Battle at Hardenberg: Spanish troops beat rebels
1734 – French troops occupy Philipsburg at Rhine
1824 – US Bureau of Indian Affairs established
1882 – Tornado kills 130 in Iowa
1946 – SW Bell inaugurates mobile telephone commercial service, St Louis
1957 – Tuskegee boycott begins (Blacks boycotted city stores)
1983 – Ed Warren and Lorraine Warren exorcise a “werewolf demon” from Bill Ramsey, although the lack of photo or video evidence has called this claim into question
1990 – “Zoya’s Apartment” closes at Circle in Sq Theater NYC after 45 performances
1993 – Indians’ Carlos Baerga hits 3 home runs against Detroit
1996 – Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Syracuse NY on WAQX 95.7 FM