1918 – Selwyn Theater opens at 229 W 42nd St NYC
1924 – King Hussein of Hedzjaz abdicts throne
1944 – 1st broadcast of Radio Herrijzend Netherland
1953 – 7th NHL All-Star Game, Montreal Forum, Montreal, QC: All-Stars beat Montreal Canadiens, 3-1
1960 – New York Yankees beat rival Boston Red Sox, 8-7 at Yankee Stadium, ending season on 15 game winning streak and MLB record 193 HRs
1963 – “Here’s Love” opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 338 performances
1972 – USSR performs nuclear test
1991 – 25th Country Music Association Award: Garth Brooks, Tanya Tucker and Vince Gill wins
2006 – American drama series “Friday Night Lights” starring Kyle Chandler and Connie Britton premieres on NBC
2018 – Cervical Cancer could be eliminated in Australia within decades because of government vaccination program, according to report in “The Lancet Public Health”