1803 – Ohio becomes 17th state of the Union
1847 – Michigan becomes 1st English-speaking jurisdiction to abolish the death penalty (except for treason against the state)
1878 – First winter ascent of Aneto, highest mountain in the Pyrenees
1941 – German troops invade Bulgaria
1950 – USSR issues golden roubles
1953 – WFBG TV (later WTAJ) channel 10 in Altoona, PA (CBS) begins broadcasting
1959 – Archbishop Makarios returns to Cyprus after 3 years
1969 – Tuesdee Testa becomes the first female jockey to win a race at a major American Thoroughbred track when she takes out the 3rd race at Santa Anita Park aboard Buz On
1978 – Charlie Chaplin’s coffin and remains are stolen from a Swiss cemetery in an extortion plot
1982 – NY Times raises its price from 25 cents to 30 cents