1509 – France declares war on Venice
1798 – Mississippi Territory organized
1805 – Premiere of Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Eroica” (conducted by himself)
1865 – Battle of Farmville, Virginia
1922 – Warren G. Harding’s Interior Secretary, Albert B. Fall, leases the Teapot Dome oil reserves to Harry Sinclair, setting in motion the Teapot Dome scandals
1923 – Workers Party of America (NYC) becomes official communist party
1967 – Tom Donahue, San Francisco DJ begins new radio format – Progressive (KMPX-FM)
1969 – Dodgers’ Bill Singer is credited with 1st official save, against Reds
1987 – Al Campanis, Dodger executive for more than 40 years, resigns, after making racial remarks on “Nightline”
1993 – Dante Bichette hits the 1st Colo Rockie HR (Shea Stadium NY)