1344 – Order of the Garter founded by English King Edward III, the most senior knighthood in the UK with just 24 living members plus the monarch (or 1348)
1723 – Cornelis Steenoven elected archbishop of Utrecht
1860 – Democratic convention in Charleston, South Carolina divided over slavery
1861 – Robert E. Lee named commander of Virginia Confederate forces (US Civil War)
1900 – 1st know occurrence of word “hillbillie” (NY Journal)
1939 – Boston Red Sox Ted Williams hits his 1st HR
1941 – Greek Army surrenders to Germany; British RAF evacuates the Greek King George II to Egypt
1983 – David Hookes scores his only Test Cricket century, 143* v Sri Lanka
1993 – Peter Townshend’s musical “Tommy” premieres in NYC
2012 – Netherlands Prime Minister, Mark Rutte, tenders resignation, paving the way for early elections