1558 1st printing of Zohar in Spain – popularizes Jewish study of Kabbalah
1821 Russian Antarctic Expedition led by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen returns to Kronshtadt after becoming the 1st to circumnavigate Antarctica
1942 1st train with Jews departs Mechelen Belgium to Auschwitz
1944 Anne Frank arrested in Amsterdam by German Security Police (Grüne Polizei) following a tip-off from an informer who was never identified
1993 Rwandian Hutus and Tutsis sign peace treaty in Arusha, Tanzania
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Today in Film & TV
1958 The Billboard Hot 100 is published for the 1st time, with “Poor Little Fool” by Ricky Nelson at #1
1987 FCC vote 4-0 to rescind fairness doctrine for broadcasters
Today in Music
1956 Elvis Presley releases “Hound Dog”, a cover of Big Mama Thorton’s original, written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
Today in Sport
2001 Australian cricket spinner Shane Warne skittles England (162) with 6/33 to guide tourists to a 7 wicket 3rd Test victory at Trent Bridge; Aussies regain Ashes with record 7th straight Test win v England
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1693 Date traditionally ascribed to Dom Pérignon’s invention of Champagne
2015 Muppets Miss Piggy and Kermit the Frog announce the end to their relationship on Twitter
Famous Weddings
1757 American revolution patriot Paul Revere (22) weds Sarah Orne in Bridgewater, Massachusetts
1782 Musician Wolfang Amadeus Mozart (26) weds Constanze Weber in St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna, Austria
1847 Author of Moby-Dick, American novelist Herman Melville (28) marries Elizabeth Shaw, daughter of Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
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