1915 - Andrew Fisher is replaced as Labour Prime Minister by William 'Billy' Hughes, who will advocate a more active role for Australians in the war 1955 - "Rebel Without a Cause", directed by Nicholas Ray, starring James Dean and Natalie Wood, is released 1957 - WOWL TV channel 15 in Florence, AL (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting 1962 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1962 - Black Saturday during the Cuban Missile Crisis: An American spy plane is shot down over Cuba and the navy drops warning depth charges on Soviet submarines 1984 - France performs nuclear test at Mururoa Atoll 2013 - American Serena Williams wins her 4th season ending tennis title; beats Li Na of China 2–6, 6–3, 6–0 in the WTA Championship final in Istanbul, Turkey 2023 - Taylor Swift releases her “1989 (Taylor’s Version),” album, beating her own Spotify record for most streams in a day More Historical Events »