1861 - Augusta Arsenal seized by the Confederacy in Georgia (US Civil War) 1906 - Del Valle Inclans "El Marqués de Bradomin" premieres in Madrid 1946 - Richard Strauss' composition "Metamorphosen" premieres with the Collegium Musicum in Zürich, Switzerland 1949 - 1st Emmy Awards: Shirley Dinsdale and Pantomime Quiz (KTLA) win 1961 - Military coup in El Salvador 1964 - Dale Wasserman's stage play "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest", adapted from the novel by Ken Kesey, starring Kirk Douglas, Ed Ames; Joan Tetzel, and Gene Wilder, closes at Cort Theatre, NYC, after 82 performances 1998 - "Patti LaBelle On Broadway" closes at St James Theater NYC 2019 - Longest-ever US government shutdown ends after 35 days when President Donald Trump agrees to three week of negotiations on border security by a House-Senate conference committee More Historical Events »