1813 – German Kingdom of Westphalia abolished
1856 – Arnhem-Oberhausen railway in Netherlands opens
1910 – The hull of the RMS Olympic, sister-ship to the ill-fated RMS Titanic, launched from Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Ireland
1920 – “1st Year” with Frank Craven premieres in NYC
1922 – Kennelworth in Bronx renamed Dwight Place
1935 – Communist forces end their Long March at Yan’an, in Shaanxi, China, bringing Mao Zedong to prominence
1962 – Peter, Paul and Mary’s debut folk album “Peter, Paul and Mary” reaches No. 1 on US album charts
1968 – US women’s 4 x 100m relay team sets world record 42.88s to win the gold medal at the Mexico City Olympics; Margaret Bailes, Barbara Ferrell, Mildrette Netter and Wyomia Tyus
1977 – Plane chartered by rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd runs out of fuel and crashes in a wooded area near Gillsburg, Mississippi. Six people are killed, including band members Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gains, and Cassie Gaines, and road manager Dean Kilpatrick
1979 – Bob Dylan make his only appearance on “Saturday Night Live” performing three songs from his album Slow Train Coming: ‘When You Gonna Wake Up’, ‘Gotta Serve Somebody’ and ‘I Believe in You’’