54
Nero succeeds Claudius as Roman Emperor
1247
A vial of “Christ’s blood,” stamped with official seals, is imported into England to shouts of acclaim from the king and crowds.
1307
French King Philip IV has Grand Master Jacques de Molay and Knights Templar arrested and charged of idolatry and corruption
1836
Theodore Fliedner opens his first deaconess training center, at Kaiserswerth. Among those who will be trained there is Florence Nightingale, the “Lady with a Lamp.”
1877
English hymnwriter Frances Havergal writes the words to the hymn “Who Is on the Lord’s Side?”
1884
Greenwich in London established as the universal time meridian of longitude
1908
The Church of the Nazarene organizes in Texas.
1924
Mecca falls without struggle to Saudi forces led by Abdulaziz Ibn Saud
1943
Italy declares war on former Axis partner Germany
1944
US 1st army begins battle of Aachen, first German city captured during WWII
2010
Copiapó mining accident in Chile comes to a happy end as all 33 miners arrive at the surface after surviving a record 69 days underground
Today in Film & TV
1973
“Badlands” directed by Terrence Malick and starring Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek premieres at the New York Film Festival
Today in Music
1966
Jimi Hendrix Experience debuts with American guitarist Jimi Hendrix, British bassist Noel Redding & British drummer Mitch Mitchell in Évreux, Normandy, France
2016
American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan is awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature
Today in Sport
1903
1st Baseball World Series: Boston Americans beat Pittsburgh Pirates, 3-0 in Game 8 at Huntington Avenue for a 5-3 series victory
2019
Simone Biles becomes the most decorated gymnast in history when she wins record 25th medal at the World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany
Do you know this fact about today? Did You Know?
First electron micrograph of an Ebola viral particle obtained by Dr. F.A. Murphy, working at the C.D.C., on this day in 1976
Would you believe this fact about today? Would You Believe?
1st military use of trained dolphins (US Navy in Persian Gulf), on this day in 1987
