1869 – Mine fire kills 110 at Avondale, Pennsylvania
1912 – NY Giant Jeff Tesreau no-hits Philadelphia, 3-0
1939 – South Africa declares war on Nazi-Germany
1941 – All Jews over age 6 in German territories ordered to wear a star
1953 – Konrad Adenauer’s CDU wins elections in German Federal Republic
1953 – Roy Campanella sets record for HRs by a catcher at 38
1954 – Yankees use a record 10 pinch hitters
1962 – US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1982 – Pittsburgh Pirates retire Willie Stargell’s #8
1995 – Senate Ethics committee votes 6-0 to ask for expulsion of Bob Packwood