1744 - John Carteret resigns as British Secretary of State for the Northern Department 1930 - Ruth Nichols sets the women's transcontinental air flight record from Mineola, New York, to California in a Lockheed Vega 1951 - British auto manufacturers Austin and Morris Motors merge 1964 - 30th Heisman Trophy Award: John Huarte, Notre Dame (QB) 1966 - The Beatles began recording sessions for their album "Sgt.Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" 1970 - 36th Heisman Trophy Award: Jim Plunkett, Stanford (QB) 1996 - American Pete Sampras wins his 3rd ATP Tour World Championship tennis titles with a classic 3–6, 7–6, 7–6, 6–7, 6–4 victory over defending champion Boris Becker in Hanover, Germany 2019 - Data leaked from Chinese high-security Muslim Uighur security camps, housing 1 million people, show systematic brainwashing in western Xinjiang region More Historical Events »