1794 – French troops conquer Grave Neth
1917 – -37°F (-38°C) in Lewisburg, WV (state record)
1922 – Creation of the USSR formally proclaimed in Moscow from the Bolshoi Theatre, Soviet Union organized as a federation of RSFSR, Ukrainian SSR, Belorussian SSR and Transcaucasian SSR
1943 – Phillies trade Babe Dahlgren to Pitts for Babe Phelps and cash
1944 – Sergei Prokofjev’s 8th Piano sonata, premieres in Moscow
1963 – Congress authorizes Kennedy half dollar
1976 – USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
1988 – Canadian Senate OK’s free trade pact; with US
1990 – 11th United Negro College Fund raises $10,000,000
1992 – Shane Warne takes 7-52 to lead Australian MCG win v West Indies