1501 – Construction begins on Portugal’s Jerónimos Monastery, designed by architect Diogo de Boitaca to commemorate the return of Vasco da Gama from India
1953 – The first Asian Socialist Conference opens in Burma
1967 – United States Marine Corps and ARVN troops launch “Operation Deckhouse Five” in the Mekong River delta.
1980 – Phil Flyers set NHL record of 35 straight games without a defeat
1980 – AFC Championship, Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh Steelers beat Houston Oilers, 27-13
1987 – Astronomers at University of California see 1st sight of birth of a galaxy
1991 – Qian Hong swims female world record 50m butterfly (27.30 sec)
1994 – US figure skating champion Nancy Kerrigan is attacked by Tonya Harding’s bodyguard at the US Championships in Detroit
1997 – “It’s a Slippery Slope” closes at Vivian Beaumont Theater NYC
2019 – 76th Golden Globes: “The Americans”, “Bohemian Rhapsody”, “Green Book”, Glenn Close and Rami Malek among the winners
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