1805 – Official opening of Thomas Telford’s Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, carrying the Llangollen canal 126 feet above the River Dee
1950 – China enters Korean conflict, sends troops across Yalu River
1953 – Yamada Koun, leader of Sanbo Kyodan line of Zen, found 1st awakening
1956 – “The Price Is Right” debuts on NBC
1969 – Lottery for Selective Service draftees bill signed by President Nixon
1980 – Mike Schmidt is unanimous choice as NL MVP
1990 – Buffalo Bills become 6th 1st place NFL team to lose on same weekend
1990 – Premier Mazowiecki of Poland resigns
1999 – Steve Yzerman scores his 600th career goal
2017 – Presidential elections held in Honduras with allegations of electoral fraud and resulting violent protests