1646 – First Protestant church assembly for American Indians established in Massachusetts
1848 – The first railroad in Spain – between Barcelona and Mataró – is opened.
1893 – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky conducts first performance of his Symphony Number Six in B minor, “Pathetique”, in St. Petersburg, Russia, 9 days before his death
1904 – St Louis police try a new investigation method – fingerprints
1946 – German rocket engineers begin work in USSR
1953 – Red Barber, resigns as Dodger sportscaster to join Yankees
1979 – Dick Howser (best Yank manager win-lost pct .636) returns to New York, replacing Billy Martin
1995 – 11th Rugby League World Cup: Australia beats England 16-8
2015 – Longest ever 1st game of Baseball World Series (5 hours, 9 minutes); Kansas City Royals beat New York Mets, 5-4; also joint longest by innings (14)
2018 – Baseball World Series: Boston Red Sox beats LA Dodgers, 5-1 in Game 5 at Dodger Stadium to win 9th title in franchise history; MVP: Boston utility Steve Pearce