1585 – Spain and Catholic France sign Saint League of Joinville
1791 – Big Bottom massacre in the Ohio Country, marking the beginning of the Northwest Indian War.
1831 – Liberator, abolitionist newspaper, begins publishing in Boston
1843 – Richard Wagner’s opera “The Flying Dutchman” premieres in Dresden
1885 – General Wolseley receives last distress signal of General Gordon in Khartoum
1920 – Responding to global fear of communism caused by the Russian Revolution, US Attorney General Palmer authorizes raids across the country on unionists and socialists
1968 – KBHK TV channel 44 in San Francisco, California (IND) begins broadcasting
1970 – Dutch premiere of musical “Hair” in Amsterdam
1974 – Worst fire in Argentine history destroys 1.2 million acres
1997 – Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Columbus OH on WBZX 99.7 FM