43 Bc Second Triumvirate alliance of Roman leader Octavian (later Caesar Augustus), Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, and Mark Antony formed
1731 Birth in Hertfordshire, England, of William Cowper, who becomes a notable pre-Romantic poet, known in Christian circles for the hymns “God Moves in Mysterious Ways,” and “There Is a Fountain Filled with Blood,” and a collection titled Olney Hymns (with John Newton).
1778 British explorer Captain James Cook is the first European to visit Maui in the Sandwich Islands (now Hawaii).
1789 1st national Thanksgiving in America.
1791 1st US cabinet meeting, held at George Washington’s home in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of War Henry Knox, and Attorney General Edmund Randolph attend.
1865 “Alice in Wonderland” by Lewis Carroll is published in America.
1922 English archaeologist Howard Carter opens Tutankhamun’s virtually intact tomb in Egypt.
1926
Louise Rathke, RN, first Missouri Synod deaconess, sails for India as a missionary.
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Today In Film & Tv
1922 1st successful Technicolor movie (The Toll of the Sea), premieres at the Rialto Theatre in NYC.
1942 “Casablanca” directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman premieres at Hollywood Theater, NYC (Academy Awards Best Picture 1943).
Today In Music
1945 Charlie “Bird” Parker leads the recording session for the Savoy label marketed as the “greatest Jazz session ever” with Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Davis.
Today In Sport
1917 NHL forms with Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Maroons, Toronto Arenas, Ottawa Senators & Quebec Bulldogs; National Hockey Association disbands.
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1983 World’s greatest robbery; 26 million pounds (sterling) worth of gold, diamonds and cash stolen from Brink’s-Mat warehouse at Heathrow Airport, England.
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1970 In Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, 1.5 inches (38.1mm) of rainfall in a minute, the heaviest rainfall ever on record.
