1766 – Britain repeals the Stamp Act, which had caused outrage in colonial America and helped lead to the American Revolution
1877 – US President Rutherford B. Hayes appoints Frederick Douglass marshal of Washington, D.C.
1909 – Einar Dessau of Denmark makes 1st ham broadcast
1933 – US Ladies’ Figure Skating championship won by Maribel Vinson
1939 – England beats Scotland, 9-6 at Murrayfield, Edinburgh to force a share of the Home Nations Rugby Championship with Wales and Ireland
1950 – “Touch and Go” closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 176 performances
1959 – Boston Celtic’s Bill Sharman begins record of 56 straight free-throws
1968 – WVER TV channel 28 in Rutland, VT (PBS) begins broadcasting
1977 – The Clash release their first recording “White Riot”
1996 – 50,000 swimmers raise 15 million for charity during BT’s Swimathon ’96