1849 - New Roman Republic established in Italy 1924 - 1st US coast-to-coast radio hookup: General John Joseph Carty speech in Chicago 1943 - Red Army recaptures Kursk on the eastern front 1953 - WLVA (now WSET) TV channel 13 in Lynchburg-Roanoke, VA (ABC) begins 1960 - Boston Celtic Bill Russell becomes 1st NBAer with 50 rebounds (51) 1979 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1984 - For the 1st time eight people are in space 2009 - Al Gore's book "An Inconvenient Truth" wins a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album More Historical Events »