1899 – Orange Free state mobilizes
1924 – League of Nations approves protocols of Geneva
1943 – New York Yankees sweep 14th MLB doubleheader of year, beating St. Louis Browns, 5-1 and 7-6 at Yankee Stadium
1949 – USSR recognizes People’s Republic of China
1955 – “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” premieres on CBS television in the US
1976 – “Let My People Come” closes at Morosco Theater NYC after 106 performances
1990 – Radio Berlin International’s final transmission (links to Deutsche Welles of West Germany); final song is “The End” by Doors
1998 – With his team struggling at 28 for 3, Australian cricket batsman Steve Waugh smashes a brilliant 157 to guide the tourists to an innings and 99 run win over Pakistan in the 1st Test in Rawalpindi
2011 – TV spy drama “Homeland” starring Claire Danes and Damian Lewis premieres on Showtime
2012 – 20 students are gunned down in Mubi, Nigeria