1846 – Benjamin Palmer patents artificial leg
1953 – Eddie Joost succeeds Jimmy Dykes as the manager of Philadelphia A’s
1957 – 2nd Soviet Earth-satellite launched
1978 – 3rd annual reentry free-agent draft, Pete Rose, Tommy John, and Darrell Evans, available
1995 – Key Arena opens, Seattle Supersonics beat LA Lakers 103-89
2001 – “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” 1st film adaptation of the books by J. K. Rowling, premieres starring Daniel Radcliffe
2015 – Katy Perry is the highest paid musician of the year earning 135 million, according to Forbes Magazine
2017 – Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Nusantara opens in Jakarta with items from the collection of Indonesian tycoon Haryanto Adikoesoemo
2017 – Breeders’ Cup Horse Racing, Del Mar Racetrack; Day 2 winners: Caledonia Road, Stormy Liberal, Bar of Gold, Wuheida, Roy H, World Approval, Good Magic, Talismanic, Gunrunner
2017 – Scottish champions Celtic sets new all-time British record (63) for matches undefeated in all domestic football competitions beating St. Johnstone, 4-0 at McDiarmid Park