1947 Bank robber Willie Sutton escapes jail in Philadelphia PA

1950 Senator Joseph McCarthy charges State Dept infested with 205 communists

1951 The Royal Commission on Transportation, the Turgeon Commission produces its report.

1953 "The Adventures of Superman" TV series premieres in syndication

1953 General Walter Bedell Smith, USA, ends term as 4th director of CIA Allen W Dulles, becomes acting director of CIA

1954 Mario Scelba forms new government in Italy

1955 Dutch 2nd Chamber accepts crematory law

1955 US federations of trade unions merge into AFL/CIO

1956 -5ºF (15ºC) in Sicily

1956 In Montreal Gaspe prospector Wilbert Coffin, age 41, hanged at Bordeaux prison for the murder of an American hunter

1956 R Lacoste follows Catroux as premier of Algeria

1959 Coasters's "Charlie Brown" peaks at #2

1961 Joseph Ileo appointed premier of Congo

1962 Jamaica signs agreement to become independent

1962 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site

1963 7th largest snowfall in NYC history (42.4 cm, 16.7")

1963 First flight of Boeing 727 jet

1964 9th Winter Olympics games close at Innsbruck, Austria

1964 GI Joe character created

1964 Hanumant Singh scores 105 India vs England on debut at Delhi

1964 The premier appearance of Beatles on "Ed Sullivan Show" (73.7 million viewers)

1966 Dow-Jones Index hits record 995 points

1966 The National Hockey League announces it is doubling in size with a new West Division and six new teams

1967 In Colombia a 6.75 earthquake killed ninety-eight people and widespread property damage was sustained in Huila, Tolima, and Caqueta Provinces, south of Bogota

1968 Rotterdam metro opened by princess Beatrix

1969 World's largest airplane, Boeing 747, makes first commercial flight

1971 Apollo 14, and its crew of three astronauts, returns to Earth after America's third lunar landing mission.

1971 Probably first gay theme TV episode - All in the Family

1971 Quake in San Fernando Valley kills 65 &causes over $½ billion damage

1971 San Fernando, California an earthquake measuring 6.5 lasted about 60 seconds, took 65 lives, injured more than 2,000, and caused property damage estimated at $505 million

1971 Satchel Paige becomes first negro-league player elected to baseball HOF

1972 British government declares state of emergency after month-long miners' strike

1974 "Daddy What If" by Bobby Bare peaks at #41

1974 US female Figure Skating championship won by Dorothy Hamill

1974 US male Figure Skating championship won by Gordon McKellen Jr

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