1521 – Parliament of Worms installs edict against Martin Luther
1879 – George Selden files for 1st patent for a gasoline-driven automobile
1901 – A British appointed commission estimates today that some 1,250,000 Indians have died after a severe drought, lasting since 1899
1945 – Canadian troops move into Amsterdam
1945 – German General Wilhelm Keitel formally surrenders to the Allies represented by the United States, the UK, France and the Soviet Union in Berlin
1954 – 1st shot-put over 60′ (18.29 m)-Parry O’Brien, Los Angeles, CA
1973 – Ernie Banks fills in for Cubs managerr Whitey Lockman who is ejected during the game, technically becoming baseball’s 1st African American manager
1974 – 50 MPH speed limit in Britain lifted
1985 – 20th Academy of Country Music Awards: Alabama, George Strait, and Reba McEntire win
2018 – Ebola outbreak declared in north-west Democratic Republic of Congo with 2 confirmed cases and 17 deaths