0030 Jesus crucified by Roman troops in Jerusalem (scholars' estimate)

1614 El Greco Spanish painter, dies (birth date unknown)

1652 Dutch establish settlement at Cape Town, S Africa

1712 Slave revolt (NYC)

1788 First settlement in Ohio, at Marietta

1798 Territory of Mississippi organized

1862 Grant defeats Confederates at Battle of Shiloh, Tenn

1862 H P Tuttle discovers asteroid #73 Klytia

1862 Island #10 falls after long siege, Battle of Shiloh

1864 The first camel race in America was held in Sacramento, California.

1880 V Knorre discovers asteroid #215 Oenone

1888 Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Yellow Face" (BG)

1891 Nebraska introduces the 8 hour work day

1891 PT Barnum circus showman (Barnum &Bailey), dies at 80

1922 Naval Reserve #3, "Teapot Dome," leased to Harry F Sinclair

1926 Forest fire burns 900 acres &kills 2 (San Luis Obispo Calif)

1927 Using phone lines TV is sent from Wash DC to NYC

1928 44-yr old NY Ranger GM Lester Patrick replaces his injured goaltender in a Stanley Cup game, &beats Montreal Maroons 2-1

1928 A 45-year-old retired goalie by the name of Lester Patrick stepped in to save a game and the Rangers went on to beat Montreal and win the Stanley Cup in the final game of the series.

1933 Prohibition ends, Utah becomes 38th state to ratify 21st Amendment

1933 University Bridge, Seattle opens for traffic

1934 William Monroe Trotter dies at 62 in Boston

1939 Italy annexes Albania

1940 Booker T. Washington became the first black to be pictured on a U.S. postage stamp.

1941 Canadian merchant ship S.S. Portadoc, (Great Lakes freighter) was torpedoed by the U-124 off Freetown south Africa

1946 Part of East Prussia incorporated into Russian SFSR

1948 World Health Organization established by UN

1949 "South Pacific" opens at Majestic Theater (for 1925 performances)

1949 The Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein musical classic of love and war," South Pacific", unfolded on a lush tropical island swarming with Seabees, nurses, natives and coconut trees on this night in 1949.

1951 Ben Hogan wins Masters golf tournament

1953 Dag Hammarskj”ld of Sweden elected 2nd UN general-secretary

1953 J A Bruwer discovers asteroid #1660 Wood

1953 K Reinmuth discovers asteroids 2214 Carol, 2278, 2652 Yabuuti &2806

1953 The first west-to-east jet transatlantic nonstop flight

1956 Arthur Hailey had a script accepted and presented just 20 days after it was submitted to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The drama, " Flight into Danger" had an unprecedented audience response. A number of years later, Arthur Hailey also wrote the best-selling novel, " Airport " which was then adapted for the popular movie by the same title.

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