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CONQUEST OF JERUSALEM 597 BC, according to archeological calculations, BABYLONIAN KING NEBUCHADNEZZAR conquered JERUSALEM. 37 AD, ROMAN EMPEROR TIBERIUS died at 77. 1190, JEWS in YORK, ENGLAND, committed mass suicide, rather than submit to CHRISTIAN baptism. 1521, PORTUGUESE-navigator FERDINAND MAGELLAN'S around-the-world expedition landed in the PHILIPPINES. A month later, natives killed him. 1526, ZAHIRUDDIN MUHAMMAD BABUR established MUGHAL (MOGUL) rule in INDIA when he defeated RAJPUTS at the "BATTLE OF KHANWA". 1641, the GENERAL COURT of RHODE ISLAND declared the colony a democracy and adopted a new constitution. MOGUL RULE BEGAN IN INDIA LONG PARLIAMENT CONCLUDED 1660, ENGLAND'S LONG PARLIAMENT, which had been summoned by CHARLES I in 1640, came to a conclusion. 1731, ENGLAND and the NETHERLANDS signed the "TREATY OF VIENNA". 1802, a congressional act established a military academy on the HUDSON RIVER at WEST POINT, NEW YORK. "FREEDOM'S JOURNAL" FOUNDED 1827, "FREEDOM'S JOURNAL", the nation's first AFRICAN- AMERICAN newspaper, was founded in NEW YORK CITY. 1830, a NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE session set a record when only 31 shares were traded. 1836, the REPUBLIC OF TEXAS formulated its constitution. 1850, NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE published "THE SCARLET LETTER". 1861, the ARIZONA TERRITORY voted to leave the UNION. "SCARLET LETTER" PUBLISHED "BATTLE OF AVERASBOROUGH" 1865, at the "BATTLE OF AVERASBOROUGH" in NORTH CAROLINA, CONFEDERATE troops fought to hold back the inevitable advance of UNION forces. 1876, in NEW YORK, NELLY SAUNDERS and ROSE HARLAND faced off in the first female boxing match. 1882, ENGLISH-naturalist CHARLES DARWIN died at 73. The same day, the U-S SENATE ratified a treaty that established the AMERICAN RED CROSS. 1890, in SALINAS, CALIFORNIA, the famous MISSION INDIAN GABRIEL died at the purported, but unlikely, age of 151. MINOAN PALACE AT KNOSSOS UNCOVERED 1900, on the island of CRETE, archeologist SIR ARTHUR EVANS uncovered remains from the MINOAN palace at KNOSSOS. The same day in CHICAGO, baseball's AMERICAN LEAGUE announced franchises in CHICAGO, KANSAS CITY, MINNEAPOLIS, MILWAUKEE, INDIANAPOLIS, DETROIT, CLEVELAND, and BUFFALO. 1901, the EDISON MANUFACTURING COMPANY released its silent-film documenting PRESIDENT MCKINLEY taking the oath of office. 1903, JUDGE ROY BEAN died at 77 in DEL RIO, TEXAS. 1910, at DAYTONA BEACH, racer BARNEY OLDFIELD set a land-speed record of 131.7 miles per hour. 1912, MRS. WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT planted the first cherry tree in WASHINGTON, DC. 1915, CONGRESS established the FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION. 1916, the UNITED STATES and CANADA signed a migratory-bird treaty. 1918, songwriter GEOFFREY O'HARA published his song "K-K-K-KATY". FIRST LIQUID-FUEL ROCKET 1926, at AUBURN, MASSACHUSETTS, DR. ROBERT GODDARD launched the first successful liquid-fuel rocket. The missile traveled 184 feet (41 feet high) in 2.5 seconds. 1935, violating the terms of the "VERSAILLES TREATY", ADOLF HITLER ordered GERMAN rearmament. The film "CHINA SEAS", starring CLARK GABLE and JEAN HARLOW, began production. 1938, in college basketball's first NIT (NATIONAL INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT) final, TEMPLE defeated COLORADO, 60-36. The same day, NOEL COWARD'S musical, "OPERETTE", debuted in LONDON. 1940, the GERMAN LUFTWAFFE first bombed the BRITISH naval base at SCAPA FLOW. The same day, actors ROBERT and DOROTHY MITCHUM tied the knot. 1941, the "IDES OF MARCH BLIZZARD" continued into SOUTH DAKOTA and MINNESOTA, killing at least 50. 1945, the AMERICAN invasion force on IWO JIMA announced it had quelled the last pockets of JAPANESE resistance. 1953, the AMERICAN LEAGUE owners turned back BILL VEECK'S attempt to move his ST. LOUIS BROWNS to BALTIMORE. 1955, DECCA RECORDS released AL HIBBLER'S version of "UNCHAINED MELODY". The same day, EPIC RECORDS released a version by ROY HAMILTON. 1956, TENLEY ALBRIGHT won the UNITED STATES WOMEN'S FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIP. HAYES JENKINS won the men's title. "PHIL SILVERS SHOW" WON EMMY® 1957, "THE PHIL SILVERS SHOW" won an EMMY® for the "BEST SERIES, HALF HOUR OR LESS". The same day, THE GUMBY SHOW" premiered on NBC-TV. 1958, FORD produced it 50-millionth automobile, a THUNDERBIRD. 1959, the FEDERICO FELLINI film, "LA DOLCE VITA," starring MARCELLO MASTROIANNI, began shooting. 1961, WALT DISNEY released the film "THE ABSENT MINDED PROFESSOR", starring FRED MACMURRAY, NANCY OLSON, KEENAN WYNN, TOMMY KIRK, and LEON AMES.. 1962, the UNITED STATES launched its first "TITAN TWO" rocket. 1966, NASA launched "GEMINI EIGHT" with astronauts NEIL ARMSTRONG and DAVID SCOTT aboard. NASA LAUNCHED "GEMINI EIGHT" MY-LAI MASSACRE IN VIETNAM 1968, the VIETNAM WAR'S "MY-LAI MASSACRE" took place. An AMERICAN force, commanded by LIEUTENANT WILLIAM CALLEY, killed more than 300 unarmed villagers. The same day, "(SITTIN' ON) THE DOCK OF THE BAY", by OTIS REDDING, hit the top of the pop-singles charts; GENERAL MOTORS produced its 100-millionth car, an OLDSMOBILE TORONADO; and NEW YORK SENATOR ROBERT KENNEDY announced his run for the presidency. "1776" OPENED 1969, the PETER STONE-SHERMAN EDWARDS' musical, "1776", starring WILLIAM DANIELS, opened at the 46TH STREET THEATRE in NEW YORK for a run of 1,217 performances. The same day in the NHL, the BOSTON BRUINS scored a record eight goals in one game. 1970, MOTOWN-singer TAMMI TERRELL, 24, died from a brain tumor, discovered three years earlier. 1971, "BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER" won SIMON and GARFUNKEL three GRAMMYS® for "RECORD, SONG, and ALBUM OF THE YEAR". The same day, a two-time presidential candidate, THOMAS DEWEY, died at 68. 1972, baseball-great HAROLD "PIE" TRAYNOR died at 72. 1974, NASHVILLE'S "GRAND OLE OPRY" moved to the new, 4,400 seat GRAND OLE OPRY HOUSE, where weekly shows are now featured except for an annual winter run at the RYMAN AUDITORIUM. NEW "OPRY HOUSE" 1975, blues-guitarist T-BONE WALKER died at 64. 1976, BRITISH PRIME MINISTER HAROLD WILSON resigned. 1978, RED BRIGADE terrorists kidnapped and assassinated ALDO MORO, the five-time prime minister of ITALY. The same day, the U-S SENATE authorized the "PANAMA CANAL TREATY". "CHINA SYNDROME" RELEASED 1979, COLUMBIA PICTURES released the film-drama "THE CHINA SYNADROME", starring JANE FONDA, JACK LEMMON, MICHAELDOUGLAS, SCOTT BRADY, and WILFORD BRIMLEY. The same day, CBS TELEVISION aired the PAUL MCCARTNEY special, "WINGS OVER THE WORLD". 1983, television-radio host ARTHUR GODFREY died at 79. 1985, gunmen in BEIRUT abducted ASSOCIATED PRESS correspondent TERRY ANDERSON. He was released, 2,454 days later in late 1991. The same day, pitcher DENNY MCLAIN was convicted of racketeering and sentenced to 25 years. TERRY ANDERSON ABDUCTED 1988, a federal grand jury indicted LIEUTENANT-COLONEL OLIVER NORTH and VICE-ADMIRAL JOHN POINDEXTER for their parts in the "IRAN-CONTA AFFAIR". 1991, REBA MCENTIRE'S road manager and seven-member band were killed in a plane crash, near SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. The same day, KRISTI YAMAGUCHI won the WOMEN'S WORLD FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIP in MUNICH. TONYA COPPED A PLEA 1994, figure-skater TONYA HARDING pleaded guilty to charges she had conspired to cover up facts about the physical attack on her rival, NANCY KERRIGAN. HARDING was fined $100,000. 1995, MISSISSIPPI ratified the "13TH AMENDMENT" to become the last state to formally abolish slavery. 1997, the NEW JERSEY DEVILS' DAVE ANDREYCHUK scored his 500th goal in the NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE. "RIVERDANCE -- ON BROADWAY" OPENED 2000, the musical "RIVERDANCE -- ON BROADWAY" opened at the GEORGE GERSHWIN THEATRE in NEW YORK for a run of 605 performances. The same day, THOMAS FEREBEE, bombardier on the "ENOLA GAY" which dropped the atomic bomb on HIROSHIMA, died at 81 in WINDERMERE, FLORIDA. "ENEMY AT THE GATES" RELEASED 2001, PARAMOUNT released the film-drama "ENEMY AT THE GATES", starring JOSEPH FIENNES, JUDE LAW, RACHEL WEISZ, BOB HOSKINS, ED HARRIS, and RON PERLMAN. 2005, ISRAEL handed over the city of JERICHO to the PALESTINIANS. The same day, a REDWOOD CITY, CALIFORNIA, judge gave SCOTT PETERSON a death sentence for killing his pregnant-wife LACI; football-player TODD BELL died at 47 in REYNOLDSBURG, OHIO; and a LOS ANGELES jury acquitted actor ROBERT BLAKE for the shooting death of his wife, BONNY LEE BAKLEY. 2006, the UNITED NATIONS overwhelmingly voted in favor of establishing the U-N HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL. The same day in a brief session, the new IRAQI parliament met for the first time. 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