1907 – Saint-Saëns’/Fokine’s ballet “Le Cygne” premieres in St Petersburg
1910 – US postal savings stamps 1st issued
1936 – 1st common carrier license issued by ICC, Scranton, Pa
1946 – “Bal Negre” closes at Belasco Theater NYC after 54 performances
1965 – “Doctor Zhivago” based on the novel by Boris Pasternak, directed by David Lean and starring Omar Sharif and Julie Christie premieres in NYC
1971 – USSR performs underground nuclear test
1987 – Motley Crue’s Nikki Sixx overdoses from heroin
1988 – South Africa signs accord granting independence to South West Africa
2000 – On This Day launched as HistoryOrb.com
2006 – Australian archaeologist Sue O’Connor finds first evidence of modern humans in Jerimalai cave, near Lene Hara cave in East Timor