456 – Saint Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop
1242 – Russian Prince of Novgorod Alexander Nevsky defeats the Teutonic Knights in the Battle of the Ice
1894 – 11 strikers killed in riot at Connellsville, Penn
1922 – WDZ-AM in Decatur IL begins radio transmissions
1967 – ’76er Wilt Chamberlain sets NBA record of 41 rebounds
1970 – WSNS TV channel 44 in Chicago, IL (IND) begins broadcasting
1984 – Galt MacDermot and William Dumaresq’s musical “The Human Comedy”, based on the novel by William Saroyan, opens at Royale Theater, NYC; runs for 13 performances
2009 – 44th Academy of Country Music Awards: Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley win
2009 – North Korea launches its controversial Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 rocket. The satellite passed over mainland Japan, which prompted an immediate reaction from the United Nations Security Council, as well as participating states of Six-party talks
2021 – Italy scraps its 1914 film censorship law that could ban films on moral and religious grounds