1911 - Mongolia gains independence from the Qing dynasty 1944 - Belgian Walloon Nazi collaborator Léon Degrelle sentenced to death 1955 - NHL officials wear new vertically striped black-and-white sweaters for the first time in Montreal Canadiens' 5-2 win over Toronto Maple Leafs 1957 - National Football League Championship, Briggs Stadium, Detroit: Detroit Lions beat Cleveland Browns, 50-14; Lions score 2 touchdowns in each quarter 1965 - The Supremes release single "My World is Empty Without You" 1992 - Governor Cuomo grants Jean Harris (Scarsdale Diet Dr killer) clemency 1994 - Australian cricket's spin king Shane Warne dismisses England's Phil DeFreitas, Darren Gough and Devon Malcolm for a famous hat-trick in 2nd Test win in Melbourne 1998 - Leaders of the Khmer Rouge apologize for the 1970s genocide in Cambodia that claimed over a million people More Historical Events »