1862 – Confederate troops reconquer Cumperland Gap, Tennessee
1928 – ESL Robinson’s “Far-Off Hills” premieres in Dublin
1929 – James H Scullin forms Australia government
1932 – George Kaufman and Edna Ferbers “Dinner at 8” premieres in NYC
1935 – Establishment of the rank of Marshal of the Soviet Union
1961 – 75,000 Flemings demand equal rights and Flemish language in Belgium
1964 – French philosopher and author Jean-Paul Sartre refuses Nobel prize
1984 – NFL quarterback Ken Stabler retires
1988 – Supreme Ct Justice Sandra Day O’Connor OK after breast cancer surgery
1989 – Red Khmer occupies Pailin in Cambodia