1584 – English parliament expels Jesuits
1852 – Just past midnight, a sharp jolt likely caused by heavy rains causes Lake Merced, California, to drop 30 feet (9m)
1903 – Colorado Governor James Peabody sends the state militia into the town of Cripple Creek to break up a miners’ strike.
1950 – Howard Swanson’s “Short Symphony” premieres
1991 – Sam’s Town Bowling Invitational won by Lorrie Nichols
1991 – Sacramento Kings ends NBA’s longest road losing streak at 43 games
1996 – 61st Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 24-23 in Birmingham
2014 – 41st American Music Awards: One Direction, Sam Smith and Katy Perry win
2014 – British Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton wins season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at the Yas Marina Circuit to clinch his second World F1 Drivers title 67 points from team mate Nico Rosberg
2017 – Papua New Guinea Police storm Manus Island refugee camp, forcibly removing asylum seekers