1796 – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s dramatic play “Egmont” premieres in Weimar
1865 – General Pickett moves to 5 Forks, abandoning the defense of Petersburg
1883 – 1st performance of Caesar Franck’s symphonic poem for orchestra “Le Chasseur Maudit” (The Accursed Huntsman) at the Salle Érard in Paris
1885 – Great Britain declares Bechuanaland a protectorate
1917 – The Danish West Indies are officially ceded to the US for $25 million and renamed the Virgin Islands
1923 – Occupying French soldiers fire on workers when surrounded at Krupp auto factory in Essen, Germany; 6 die, dozens wounded
1966 – USSR launches Luna 10, 1st lunar orbiter
1972 – Final day of the rum ration in the Royal Canadian Navy
1985 – WrestleMania I, Madison Square Garden, NYC: Hulk Hogan and Mr T beat Roddy Piper and Paul Orndorf
1987 – 49th NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship: Indiana beats Syracuse, 74-73; Hoosiers’ guard Keith Smart hits game-winner in final seconds, intercepts full court pass at the last second