1780 – John Hancock elected the first Governor of Massachusetts in a landslide with over 90% of the vote
1906 – US inventor Lee de Forest patents “Audion”, a 3-diode amplification valve which proved a pioneering development in radio and broadcasting
1911 – London’s last horse drawn omnibus made its way from London Bridge Station to Moorgate
1947 – Bradman scores 156 for South Australia v India, 152 mins, 22 fours
1957 – Cosa Nostra crime boss Albert Anastasia is murdered in a barber’s chair in New York City, probably by fellow mobster Joe Gallo
1986 – International Red Cross ousted from South Africa
2004 – Fidel Castro, Cuba’s President, announces that transactions using the American Dollar will be banned by November 8
2012 – The double dip recession in the UK economy ends with growth of 1.0% in GDP in the third quarter of 2012, with help from the London Olympic Games