2333 BC State of Gojoseon (Modern-day Korea) founded by Dangun Wanggeom during the reign of the Chinese Emperor Yao

52 BC Vercingetorix, leader of the Gauls, surrenders to the Romans under Julius Caesar, ending the siege and battle of Alesia

1283 Dafydd ap Gruffydd, Prince of Gwynedd, Wales, becomes the first person executed by being hanged, drawn and quartered

1922 1st facsimile photo sent over city telephone lines, Washington, D.C.

1935 Italy invades Ethiopia, starting the Second Italo-Ethiopian War

1990 Reunification of East and West Germany. West German flag is raised above the Brandenburg Gate on the stroke of midnight.

Today In Film & TV

1941 “The Maltese Falcon” directed by John Huston and based off Dashiell Hammett’s 1929 novel of the same name, starring Humphrey Bogart and Mary Astor, premieres in New York City

1992 Sinead O’Connor rips up a picture of Pope John Paul II on “Saturday Night Live”

1995 Former NFL running back, broadcaster and actor O.J. Simpson found not guilty of the murder of Nicole Simpson and Ron Goldman in Los Angeles, California

Today In Music

1947 “Under the Counter” opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 27 performances

1961 “Sail Away” opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 167 performances

1962 “Stop the World, I Want to Get Off” opens at Shubert NYC for 886 performances

1963 “Here’s Love” opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 338 performances

1970 “Coco” closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 333 performances

Today In Sports

1888 New Zealand Natives, a privately organised and mainly Māori rugby team, plays first game in UK; beats Surry 4-1; first national rugby team to wear all-black & perform the ‘haka’

1995 Former NFL running back, broadcaster and actor O.J. Simpson found not guilty of the murder of Nicole Simpson and Ron Goldman in Los Angeles, California