1827 – Shrigley Abduction: Ellen Turner, a wealthy heiress in Cheshire, England, is abducted by Edward Gibbon Wakefield, a future politician in colonial New Zealand
1857 – Baseball decides 9 innings constitutes an official game, not 9 runs
1948 – The Dodecanese islands officially become part of Greece again, ending Italian rule
1965 – Alabama state troopers and 600 black protesters clash in Selma during “Bloody Sunday”, protesters, including future congressman John Lewis beaten and hospitalized
1971 – Egypt refuses to renew the Suez cease fire
1977 – Ali Bhutto’s Pakistan People’s Party wins elections
1982 – NCAA Tournament Selection televised live for 1st time
1994 – 8th American Comedy Award: Carrot Top
2009 – Despite only being 17 years old, Brazilian soccer star Neymar makes his professional debut for Santos
2019 – Thailand’s Constitutional Court dissolves opposition party Thai Raksa Chart, after it nominated the King’s sister as candidate for Prime Minister