764 Tibetan troops occupy Chang’an for 15 days, capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty.
1660 John Bunyan is arrested for unlicensed preaching and sentenced to prison. During his various incarcerations, he will pen Pilgrim’s Progess and Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners.
1879 Amanda Smith, African-American evangelist, arrives in Bombay, India.
1927 Leon Trotsky is expelled from the Soviet Communist Party, paving the way for Joseph Stalin to consolidate complete power.
1942 WWII Naval Battle of Guadalcanal begins between Allied and Japanese forces in Solomon Islands.
1968 US Supreme Court: Epperson v. Arkansas, court declares unconstitutional Arkansas law banning teaching evolution in public schools.
1970 Cyclone Bhola makes landfall in East Pakistan (Bangladesh) killing up to 500,000, making it the deadliest tropical cyclone ever recorded.
Today’s Historical Events
Today In Film & Tv
1910 1st possible movie stunt: man jumps into the Hudson river from a burning balloon.
Today In Music
1989 George Forrest’s musical “Grand Hotel” opens at Martin Beck Theater, NYC; runs for 1018 performances and wins 5 Tony Awards.
Today In Sport
1982 Zaheer Abbas gets his 100th 100 in Test Cricket for Pakistan v India, goes to 215.
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1912 British explorer Robert Falcon Scott’s diary & body found in Antarctica.
