536 – Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city, returning the old capital to its empire
1724 – Colley Cibber’s play “Caesar in Egypt” premieres in London
1905 – French Assembly National votes for separation of church and state
1961 – “From the Second City” closes at Royale Theater NYC after 87 performances
1980 – 61°F in Boston at 1 AM
1988 – The Michael Hughes Bridge in Sligo, Ireland is officially opened.
1990 – 23rd NAACP Image Awards: “Coming to America” wins Outstanding Motion Picture
1992 – 3rd Billboard Music Awards: Garth Brooks, Ropin’ The Wind win
1992 – Operation Restore Hope: US Marines land in Somalia
2016 – Ghanaian Presidential election won by Nana Akufo-Addo of the opposition New Patriotic Party