1884 – London prison for debtors closed
1921 – Albert Einstein lectures in New York City on his new “Theory of Relativity”
1963 – USSR launches Luna 4; missed Moon by 8,500 km
1972 – Tennessee Williams’ “Small Craft Warnings” premieres in NYC
1973 – CBS radio begins on the hour news, 24 hours a day
1986 – Paul Coffey of the Edmonton Oilers scores his 47th and 48th goals of the season in an 8-4 win over the Vancouver Canucks to break Bobby Orr’s NHL record for most goals by a defenseman
1995 – NY Police Department and NY Transit Police merge into one organization
2000 – Atlanta center Ray Ferraro scores a goal and added 2 assists as the Thrashers end an NHL record 17-game home winless streak (0-15-2) with a 5-4 win against the visiting New York Islanders
2001 – New York Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens becomes American League all-time strikeout leader, recording his 3,509th K in a 7-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals; Walter Johnson previous record 3,508 Ks
2022 – Ukraine liberates the entire Kyiv region from retreating Russian forces