1717 – The Loves of Mars and Venus becomes the first ballet performed in England
1824 – Interstate commerce comes under federal control
1853 – 15th Grand National: Tom Oliver aboard Peter Simple wins his third GN Steeplechase and the stallion’s second; oldest horse to win event at 15
1865 – Conferate General Early’s army is defeated at the battle of Waynesboro, Virginia, during American Civil War
1867 – US Congress abolishes peonage in New Mexico
1940 – The first televised intercollegiate track meet is seen in NYC on W2XBS; NYU wins the meet presented live from Madison Square Garden
1955 – William Inge’s “Bus Stop” premieres in NYC
1984 – Iran offensive against Iraq fails
1994 – Miami begins a Latin walk of fame, 1st star for Gloria Estefan
2003 – The first International Symposium on Taiwan Sign Language Linguistics is held at Chung Cheng University.