1568 – In Netherlands, Duke of Alva declares William I of Orange an outlaw
1722 – Edward Wigglesworth appointed 1st north American divinity professor (Harvard)
1908 – Lieutenant General Robert Baden-Powell publishes “Scouting for Boys” as a manual for self-instruction in outdoor skills and self-improvement. The book becomes the inspiration for the Scout Movement.
1959 – WHCT TV channel 18 in Hartford, CT (IND) begins broadcasting
1960 – Algeria uprises against French President de Gaulle
1969 – Students protest the erection of steel gates around the London School of Economics
1970 – Valeri Muratov skates world record 500m (38.99 sec)
1985 – 15th Space Shuttle (51-C) Mission-Discovery 3 is launched
1988 – NBC premiere of fact based “The Murder of Mary Phagan”
2023 – Third baseman Scott Rolen (Philadelphia Philleis, St. Louis Cardinals) elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
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