1745 – Bonnie Prince Charlie’s army moves into Manchester and occupies Carlisle
1929 – Richard E. Byrd sends “My calculations indicate that we have reached vicinity of South Pole” (He was wrong)
1948 – Puppet TV show”Kukla, Fran, and Ollie” starring Fran Allison debuts on NBC
1956 – Chris Brasher becomes first Briton to win an Olympic gold medal in track and field since 1936; claims 3,000m steeplechase in 8:41.2 at the Melbourne Games; initially disqualified but reversed on appeal
1964 – Roman Catholic Church in US replaces Latin with English
1966 – 1st NBA game at Oakland Coliseum Arena – Warriors beat Bulls 108-101
1972 – Co-founder of Atari, Nolan Bushnell releases Pong, the 1st commercially successful video game, in Andy Capp’s Tavern in Sunnyvale, California
1974 – 39th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 17-13 in Birmingham
1981 – Revival of musical “My Fair Lady” closes at Uris Theater, NYC, after 119 performances
2001 – UN Security Council unanimously approves a resolution extending the Oil-for-Food program in Iraq for another six-month period