1046 – Persian scholar Naser Khosrow begins the 7 year Middle Eastern journey which he will later describe in his book Safarnama
1179 – 3rd Lateran Council (11th ecumenical council) opens in Rome
1836 – Samuel Colt manufactures first pistol, 34-caliber “Texas” model
1942 – World première of Dmitri Shostakovich’ 7th Symphony in Kuybyshev, Russia
1945 – Generals Dwight D. Eisenhower, George S. Patton and Alexander Patch meet in Lunéville, France
1953 – 6th British Film and Television Awards (BAFTAS): “The Sound Barrier” Best Film
1958 – KDUH TV channel 4 in Scottsbluff-Hay Spring, NB (ABC) 1st broadcast
1962 – 19th Golden Globes: “The Guns of Navarone”, Maximilian Schell, and Geraldine Page win
2015 – -8th Islamic State militants ransack and destroy ancient cities of Nimrud, Hatra and Dur-Sharrukin in Iraq
2019 – Major study into the MMR vaccine involving over 650,000 children in Denmark finds it does not increase the risk of autism