1409 – The University of Leipzig opens
1864 – Skirmish at Rocky Creek Church, Georgia
1948 – After one of the best seasons in baseball history, St Louis Cardinals utility Stan Musial is named NL MVP; leads NL in batting average (.365), runs (135), RBI (131), hits (230), doubles (46), triples (18) and slugging (.702), with 39 HRs
1951 – Philadelphia Eagles set NFL record of 25 1st-downs rushing in 35-21 win over Washington Redskins at Griffith Stadium
1952 – 18th Heisman Trophy Award: Billy Vessels, Oklahoma (HB)
1957 – 1st US large scale nuclear power plant for peacetime use opens, Shippingport, Pennsylvania
1964 – Ringo Starr’s tonsils are removed
1967 – CFL Grey Cup, Landsdowne Park, Ottawa: Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeat Saskatchewan Roughriders, 24-1; Alan Ford’s 87 yard punt, on a quick kick, is the longest in Grey Cup history
1968 – US President Richard Nixon names Henry Kissinger security advisor
2020 – US Attorney General William Barr says there is no evidence of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election, despite claims by President Donald Trump