1882 – Wood block alarm invented, when alarm rang, it dropped 20 wood blocks
1933 – Then longest North American hockey game requires a 1:44:46 overtime as Maple Leaf Ken Doraty scores to beat Canadiens 1-0
1946 – Netherlands-German postal relations resume
1957 – Samuel Beckett’s “Endgame” premieres in London
1978 – 50th Academy Awards: “Annie Hall”, Richard Dreyfuss and Diane Keaton win
1979 – Belgium’s Martens government forms
1987 – MLB Chicago Cubs trade Dennis Eckersley to Oakland A’s for 3 minor league players
1989 – “Sunrise” a Gannett newspaper begins publishing for Bronx
2012 – Spanish unemployment reaches record high, youth unemployment stands at 50%
2019 – San Antonio coach Geg Popovich is ejected after an NBA record low 63 seconds in the Spurs 113-85 loss in Denver; receives 2 technical fouls in a verbal confrontation with a referee