1065 – Westminster Abbey in London consecrated
1832 – John C. Calhoun becomes 1st VP to resign (differences with President Jackson)
1944 – Montreal right wing Maurice ‘Rocket’ Richard becomes first player in NHL history to score 8 points in one game with 5 goals and 3 assists in the Canadiens’ 9-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings
1947 – National Football League Championship, Comiskey Park, Chicago: Chicago Cardinals beat Philadelphia Eagles, 28-21; Cardinals’ only title victory
1948 – The DC-3 airliner NC16002 disappears 50 miles south of Miami, Florida.
1958 – Chipmunks (Alvin, Simon and Theodore with David Seville) hits #1
1970 – “Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen” opens at Majestic NYC for 19 performances
1973 – US President Nixon signs Endangered Species Act into law
1993 – Dutch Antilles government of Yandi Paula forms
1993 – John Maclean passes Kirk Muller as all-time NJ Devils scorer (521 pts)