1609 – Henry Hudson embarks on an exploration for Dutch East India Company to find a passage to Asia
1846 – German explorer Ludwig Leichhardt arrives in Sydney to a hero’s welcome after completing his exploration of Australia’s Northern Territory
1937 – Washington Daily News is 1st US newspaper with perfumed advertising page
1937 – It is revealed Quaker Oats pays Babe Ruth $25,000 per year for ads
1961 – Elvis Presley performs live on the USS Arizona
1967 – 29th NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Dayton, 79-64; Bruins center Lew Alcindor (later named Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) tournament MOP
1969 – Pakistan General Agha Mohammed Jagja Khan succeeds Ayub Chan as president
1973 – AIAW Women’s Basketball Tournament, Immaculata beats Queens College, 59-52, Immaculata 1st undefeated team in New York
1983 – Pavel Pegov skates world record 1000m (1:12.58)
1990 – “Lettice and Lovage” opens at Barrymore Theater NYC for 284 performances