554 - Ravenna becomes the seat of the Byzantine military governor in Italy 1782 - Suriname forbids selling enslaved mothers without their babies 1900 - First electric tram in Netherlands (Leidseplein-Brouwersgracht) 1964 - LA Angels pitcher Bo Belinsky is suspended after a hotel room fight with elderly Los Angeles Times sportswriter Braven Dyer 1965 - Continental Football League plays first games 1967 - Pirate radio station, Wonderful Radio London, closes down 1988 - Detroit beats Sox 18-6 at Fenway, ending Boston's winning streak at 24 2007 - Coordinated bombings in Yazidi communities in Iraq kill at least 500 people, the second-deadliest terror attack of all time More Historical Events »