1632 – Albrecht von Wallenstein recaptures Prague on Saksen
1720 – The Ship “Le Grand St Antoine” reaches Marseille, bringing Europe’s last major plague outbreak. Kills around 100,000
1950 – Brooklyn Battery Tunnel opens in NYC
1953 – 1st non-commercial educational television station-Houston, Texas
1956 – Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Haurietis aquas
1965 – Muhammad Ali KOs Sonny Liston in 1 for heavyweight boxing title rematch
1972 – US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1975 – Cleve’s Dennis Eckersley, debuts shuting out the A’s 6-0
1989 – Mariners trade Mark Langston to Montreal for Randy Johnson
1997 – Todd and Mel Stottlemyre become 1st father and son to win 100 games