1772 – Moravian missionary constructs 1st schoolhouse west of Allegheny
1885 – Itō Hirobumi, a samurai, becomes the first Prime Minister of Japan
1936 – 1st common carrier license issued by ICC, Scranton, Pa
1946 – Cleveland Browns beat NY Yankees 14-9 in AAFC championship game
1959 – NY Ranger goalie Marcel Paille wears a customized mask
1969 – Pete Marovich sets NCAA record of hitting 30 of 31 foul shots
1977 – 36 die as grain elevator at Continental Grain Company plant explodes
1985 – 74th Davis Cup: Sweden beats Germany in Munich (3-2)
1990 – Paul Coffey becomes the second NHL defenceman to record 1000 points, doing so in a record-breaking 770 games
2012 – 6 people are killed by a car bomb in Damascus