2018
US Olympic gold medal winning gymnast Simone Biles says she is one of more than 130 women sexually abused by former team doctor Larry Nassar.
2001
Wikipedia, a free Wiki content encyclopedia, goes online.
1986
Montreal’s rookie goaltender Patrick Roy records his first of 66 career NHL shutouts, in the Canadiens’ 4-0 win against the Winnipeg Jets at the Forum.
1974
TV sitcom “Happy Days” begins an 11 year run on ABC, starring Ron Howard, Henry Winkler, Marion Ross and Ton Bosley
1971
George Harrison releases “My Sweet Lord” single in the UK
1970
Muammar Gaddafi is proclaimed premier of Libya.
1968
Minnesota North Stars forward Bill Masterton dies 2 days after suffering a head injury in a game against the Oakland Seals; the only death as a result of a game injury in NHL history
1967
The first National Football League Super Bowl was played. The Green Bay Packers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs of the American Football League. The final score was 35-10.
1965
Rock group Who releases first album “I Can’t Explain”.
1961
Berry Gordy signs The Supremes with Motown Records.
1943
World’s largest office building, the Pentagon is completed to house the US military.
1895
Tchaikovsky’s ballet “Swan Lake” premieres, St Petersburg.
1892
Basketball rules first published in Triangle Magazine, written by Canadian James Naismith.
1889
The Coca-Cola Company, then known as the Pemberton Medicine Company, is incorporated in Atlanta, Georgia.
1870
Donkey first used as symbol of Democratic Party, in Harper’s Weekly.
1797
1st top hat worn by John Etherington of London
1759
The British Museum opens.
1559
England’s Queen Elizabeth I (Elizabeth Tudor) was crowned in Westminster Abbey.