1894 – Richard Strauss’ “Till Eulenspiegel” premieres
1912 – Arizona, Kansas and Wisconsin vote for female suffrage
1946 – John F. Kennedy (Democrat, Massachusetts) elected to US House of Representatives
1950 – Philippines president Elpidio Quirino ends emergency crisis
1953 – Terence Rattigan’s “Sleeping Prince” premieres in London
1967 – US troops conquer Loc Ninh South Vietnam
1967 – The Hither Green rail crash in the United Kingdom kills 49 people. The survivors include Bee Gee Robin Gibb.
1971 – NBA’s LA Lakers starts a 33 game consecutive victory streak
1992 – “Revenge Match of the 20th century” American chess grandmaster Bobby Fischer defeats Russian Boris Spassky to win an unofficial match in Belgrade
2003 – 37th Country Music Association Award: Alan Jackson and Martina McBride wins