1899 - Battle of Elandslaagte, Natal (Boers vs. British Army) 1915 - First transatlantic radiotelephone message, Arlington, Virginia, to Paris 1947 - Dutch Dakota explodes near Copenhagen, killing 16 people 1950 - Tom Powers of Duke scores six touchdowns 1966 - 116 children and 28 adults die as a coal waste heap slides and engulfs a school in Aberfan, South Wales 2001 - MLB National League Championship: Arizona Diamondbacks beat Atlanta Braves 4-1 2003 - Images of Eris are taken by the team of Michael E. Brown, Chad Trujillo, and David L. Rabinowitz, leading to the discovery of the dwarf planet 2024 - Australian independent indigenous senator Lidia Thorpe shouts at King Charles, "You are not our king" and "This is not your land" during the king's visit to the Australian Parliament in Canberra More Historical Events »