1170-Archbishop Thomas A Becket murdered by King Henry II supporters
1845-Texas becomes 28th state
1848-Gas lights installed at White House for 1st time
1851-1st Young Men\s Christian Association chapter opened in Boston
1864-Fire Dept celebrates 1st annual ball
1890-Federal troops massacre 300 captive Sioux at Wounded Knee SD
1911-SF Symphony formed
1916-Death of Rasputin
1921-William Lyon Mackenzie King succeeded Arthur Meighen as Canadian PM
1931-Identification of heavy water publicly announced HC Urey
1937-Pan Am starts SF to Auckland New Zealand service
1949-1st UHF television station operating regular basis Bridgeport Ct
1949-Hungary nationalized its industries
1952-1st transistorized hearing aid offered for sale Elmsford NY
1975-11 killed 75 hurt by terrorist bomb at LaGuardia Airport in NYC
1983-US announced withdrawal from UNESCO
1984-Blues took 27 shots against Islanders in 1 period