1855 – US Court of Claims forms for cases against government
1868 – US House of Representatives vote 126 to 47 to impeach President Andrew Johnson
1888 – Louisville, Kentucky, becomes 1st government in US to adopt Australian ballot (i.e. secret ballot on standard voting forms)
1911 – Japan and the US conclude a treaty that continues restrictions on Japanese laborers
1939 – Roy Harris’ 3rd Symphony premieres in Boston
1969 – 26th Golden Globes: “The Lion in Winter”, Peter O’Toole, and Joanne Woodward win
1976 – Jules Feiffer’s “Knock Knock” premieres in NYC
1977 – 12th Academy of Country Music Awards: Mickey Gilley and Crystal Gayle win
2014 – 7 people are killed and 37 are injured after a bridge collapses in Vietnam
2016 – Oldest Muslim graves in Europe, from the 8th century, identified at a buriel site in Nimes, France