1750 - First collegiate secret society in the United States, the F.H.C. Society (Flat Hat Club), is formed at Raleigh Tavern in Williamsburg, Virginia 1924 - Palace of Legion of Honor dedicated in San Francisco 1925 - City of Chicago, Illinois renames Municipal Grant Park Stadium, as Soldier Field, in honor of US soldiers killed in combat during World War I 1928 - KXO-AM in El Centro CA begins radio transmissions 1942 - -12] last German offensive in Stalingrad 1959 - Seals Stadium, a minor league baseball park and temporary home of MLB Giants) in San Francisco, California demolished 1985 - First AIDS-themed TV movie "An Early Frost" screens in the US on NBC 2003 - Josh Groban releases his second album "Closer"; it goes to #1 on US charts and becomes his biggest seller More Historical Events »