1868 – Grito de Lares proclaims Puerto Rico’s independence (crushed by Spain)
1908 – University of Alberta opens
1922 – Gdynia Seaport Construction Act passed by the Polish parliament.
1923 – 80,000 demonstrate in Amsterdam against Fleet law
1941 – German air raid on Soviet naval base at Kronstadt (battleship Marat sinks)
1942 – Soviet counter offensive at Stalingrad
1949 – US President Harry Truman announces evidence of USSR’s 1st nuclear device detonation
1961 – Ernie Banks ends 717 consecutive-games-played streak
1967 – Greek Colonels’ regime frees ex-Prime Minister Georgios Papandreou
1992 – 1st female to play in a NHL exhibition game (Manon Rheaume, goalie) for Tampa Bay Lightning – gives up 2 goals on 9 attempts in 1 period