1876 – Johannes Brahms’ 1st Symphony in C premieres in Karlsruhe, Grand Duchy of Baden
1914 – Vogue holds its first model show, “Fashion Fete,” in New York City
1948 – American-born British poet T. S. Eliot wins Nobel Prize for literature
1979 – 500 Iranian students loyal to Ayatollah Khomeini seize the US Embassy in Tehran, taking 90 hostages for 444 days
1987 – NBA announces four new franchises: Charlotte and Miami for 1988, and Minneapolis and Orlando for 1989
1994 – San Francisco: First conference that focuses exclusively on the subject of the commercial potential of the World Wide Web.
2016 – British TV series “The Crown” premieres with Claire Foy playing Queen Elizabeth II and Matt Smith as Prince Philip
2018 – New York City Marathon: Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia runs 2:05:59, 2nd fastest men’s time in history; Kenya’s Mary Keitany captures her 4th women’s NYC crown in 2:22:48