1717 – Netherlands, Great Britain and France sign Triple Alliance
1780 – Snowstorm hits George Washington’s army at Morristown, New Jersey
1881 – Johannes Brahms’ “Academic Festival Overture” premieres in Breslau
1896 – Following Mormon abandonment of polygamy, Utah admitted as 45th state
1966 – Military coup in Upper Volta leads to a new national constitution
1970 – AFL Championship, Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland: Kansas City Chiefs beat Oakland Raiders, 17-7; Chiefs defence forces 4 interceptions
1971 – Philadelphia’s Veteran’s Stadium dedicated
1977 – Mary Shane hired by Chicago White Sox as 1st woman TV play-by-play
1999 – Gunmen open fire on Shiite Muslims worshipping in an Islamabad mosque, killing 16 people and injuring 25.
2011 – 77th Sugar Bowl: #6 Ohio State beats #8 Arkansas, 31-26