870 – Skirmish at Englefield: Ethelred of Wessex beats Danish invasion army
1670 – France and England sign Boyne-treaty
1910 – US tobacco industry produced 9 billion cigarettes in 1910
1941 – Young Park (2) in the Bronx named in honor of Samuel Young
1972 – AFC Championship, Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh: Miami Dolphins beat Pittsburgh Steelers, 21-7
1974 – Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks join Fleetwood Mac
1988 – Pittsburgh NHL center Mario Lemieux accounts for all his team’s goals in Penguins 8-6 win over the NJ Devils; famously scores 5 goals, each in a different way: even strength, power play, shorthanded, penalty shot and empty net; also 3 assists
1995 – 62nd Sugar Bowl: #13 Virginia Tech beats #9 Texas, 28-10
2017 – Indian movie star Rajinikanth announces he is entering politics
2018 – Houston guard James Harden scores 43 points in Rockets’ 113-101 win over Memphis Grizzlies; 4th straight NBA game with 40+ points and 8th straight with 35+; joins Oscar Robertson as only player with at least 35 points and 5 assists in 8 straight games