355 – Roman Emperor Constantius II proclaims his cousin Julian as Caesar
1153 – Treaty of Wallingford (Oxfordshire) signed between King Stephen and the Empress Maude (aka Matilda)
1864 – Battle of Droop Mountain, West Virginia (Averell’s Raid)
1935 – 1st test flight of Hawker Hurricane fighter aircraft
1943 – Soviet troops land on Kertsj peninsula
1950 – Branch Rickey signs 5-yr contract as VP/GM of Pittsburgh Pirates
1976 – Benjamin Hooks elected to succeed Roy Wilkins as executive director of NAACP
1988 – Steve Jones wins 19th NYC men’s marathon (2:08:20); Grete Waitz wins record 9th women’s title
1997 – “Proposals” opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 76 performances
2016 – New York City Marathon: Ghirmay Ghebreslassie of Eritrea wins men’s race in 2:07:51; defending women’s champion Mary Keitany wins her 3rd NYC crown in 2:24:26