2020
India puts 1 billion people under a daytime curfew to curb COVID-19.
2017
Tomb of Jesus reopens after restoration in Jerusalem.
1989
Clint Malarchuk of the Buffalo Sabres suffers a near-fatal injury when another player accidentally slits his throat.
1979
The National Hockey League (NHL) voted to accept 4 World Hockey Association (WHA) teams, the Oilers, Jets, Nordiques & Whalers.
1965
Nicolae Ceausescu is elected General Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party
1963
The Beatles’ first album, Please Please Me, is released in the United Kingdom.
1960
1st patent for lasers granted to Arthur Schawlow & Charles Townes
1957
“All Shook Up” single released by Elvis Presley.
1954
The first shopping mall opened in Southfield, Michigan.
1893
The Montreal Amateur Athletic Association win the first Stanley Cup championship game, beating the Ottawa Capitals 3-1.
1457
Gutenberg Bible became the first printed book.