1665 – 1st edition of “London Gazette” published as “The Oxford Gazette”
1820 – James Monroe re-elected US president
1900 – In Canada, the Liberal Government led by Wilfrid Laurier retains its majority
1912 – The Deutsche Opernhaus (now Deutsche Oper Berlin) opens in the Berlin neighborhood of Charlottenburg, with a production of Beethoven’s Fidelio.
1916 – Jeannette Rankin (Rep-R-Montana) is elected to Congress as its first woman Representative
1931 – Chinese People’s Republic proclaimed by Mao Zedong
1970 – “Purlie” closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 689 performances
1981 – France performs nuclear test
1996 – “3 Sisters” opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC
2004 – War in Iraq: The interim government of Iraq calls for a 60-day “state of emergency” as U.S. forces storm the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah.