1453 – Ottoman Turks transport their first ships overland into the Golden Horn, bypassing the chain barrier protecting Constantinople
1793 – President Washington attends opening of Rickett’s, 1st circus in US
1954 – USSR joins UNESCO
1959 – Chicago White Sox beat KC Athletics 20-6, in 1 inning Sox score 11 runs on 1 hit, 10 walks, and 3 errors
1981 – MLB Los Angeles Dodgers rookie pitcher Fernando Valenzuela tosses his 3rd shutout in 4 starts
1984 – CBS premiere of TV film “Pope John Paul II”, starring Albert Finney in title role
2006 – Nepali security forces open fire on Pro-democracy protesters demonstrating against King Gyanendra, injuring hundreds. The protesters go on to secure the restoration of Parliament and a federal state.
2012 – TV political comedy “Veep” created by Armando Iannucci, starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Anna Chlumsky premieres on HBO
2014 – David Moyes is sacked as manager of Manchester United
2024 – Britain’s Parliament approves a controversial bill to send asylum seekers to Rwanda