1865 – Freedman’s Bureau founded for Black Education, 1865
1888 – The Convention of Constantinople signed, guaranteeing free maritime passage through the Suez Canal during war and peace
1934 – Union Pacific tests light-weight high-speed passenger train, Omaha
1939 – Massachusetts Legislature votes to ratify the US Bill of Rights – 147 years late
1986 – Edmonton’s Finnish right wing Jari Kurri scores 2 goals, including the overtime winner, to lead Oilers to a 2-1 win over Philadelphia; Kurri, 100 points for the 4th straight NHL season
1991 – “La Bete” closes at Eugene O’Neill Theater NYC after 24 performances
1996 – Despite Sachin Tendulkar’s masterful 137 in India’s 3 for 272, Sri Lanka wins Cricket World Cup match in Delhi by 6 wickets; Sanath Jayasuriya 79, Hashan Tillakaratne 70no
2000 – Former Chilean dictator General Augusto Pinochet heads home after being told the UK would not extradite him on torture charges
2021 – Six books by Dr. Seuss will cease publication because of racist and insensitive imagery according to Dr. Seuss Enterprises
2023 – UN confirms it will ignore statements made by an Indian guru and now fugitive from the fictional country of the United States of Kailasa, made attending official UN events in Geneva