1683 – Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I and King John III Sobieski of Poland sign a covenant against Turkey, beginning of the Holy League
1808 – French created Kingdom of Westphalia orders Jews to adopt family names
1906 – GB Shaw’s German version of “Caesar and Cleopatra” premieres in Berlin
1922 – KFI-AM in Los Angeles CA begins radio transmissions
1946 – First election is held in Greece after World War II
1968 – US President Lyndon B. Johnson announces in an address to the nation that he will not seek re-election
1973 – Philadelphia Flyers score an NHL record tying 8 goals from an astounding 60 shots in the 2nd period of a 10-2 win over New York Islanders
1979 – 24th Eurovision Song Contest: Gali Atari and Milk and Honey for Israel wins singing “Hallelujah” in Jerusalem
1996 – Space Shuttle STS 76 (Atlantis 16), lands
2021 – Paul Simon sells his entire songwriting catalog of over 400 songs to Sony Music Publishing for an undisclosed sum