1565 – Pope Pius IV publishes decree Professi fidei
1789 – Benjamin Franklin writes “Nothing . . . certain but death and taxes”
1922 – Marc Connelly and George Kaufman’s revue “’49ers” premieres in NYC
1942 – Minimum draft age lowered from 21 to 18 in the US
1948 – “As the Girls Go” opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 420 performances
1950 – General Carlos Delgado Chalbaud, President of Venezuela, is assassinated in Caracas
1952 – KLBK TV channel 13 in Lubbock, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting
1990 – Saudis ask US for rights to bid on SPR (Strategic Petroleum Reserve) crude
1993 – 7.1 seaquake east of Kamchatka
2019 – 53rd Country Music Association Awards: Garth Brooks, Maren Morris and Luke Combs win
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