1849 – Friedrich Hebbel’s play “Der Rubin” premieres in Vienna
1916 – HMHS Britannic sinks in the Aegean Sea after a mine explodes, killing 30 people
1933 – 1st US ambassador to USSR, W.C. Bullitt, begins service
1934 – NY Yankees buy Joe DiMaggio from SF Seals (Pacific Coast League)
1946 – Harry Truman becomes 1st US President to travel in a submerged sub
1953 – WKJG TV channel 33 in Ft Wayne, IN (NBC) begins broadcasting
1964 – “Zizi” opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 49 performances
1980 – “Hi Infidelity” 9th studio album by REO Speedwagon is released
1999 – Repeat of previous year’s final, but different result; American tennis star Lindsay Davenport beats Martina Hingis 6-4, 6-2 for the WTA Tour Championship at Madison Square Garden, NYC
2020 – Texas National Guard mobilized to help El Paso County, deal with a morgue crisis as COVID-19 cases and deaths surge
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