1902 - 27.9 cm precipitation at McMinnville, Tennessee (state record) 1922 - Stanley Cup Final, Mutual Street Arena, Toronto, ON: Toronto St Patricks (NHL) beat Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA), 5-1 for a 3-2 series win 1930 - 1st performance of Walter Piston's Suite for orchestra (Boston) 1942 - St. Nazaire Raid (Operation Chariot): obsolete British destroyer HMS Campbeltown, rigged with explosives and flying German flags, rams gates of German occupied St Nazaire port in France, and self detonates; kills 360 Germans, and disables the dry dock for duration of the war 1950 - 12th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: CCNY beats Bradley, 71-68; City College of NY first to win NCAA and National Invitational Basketball in same year 1953 - 7th Tony Awards: "The Crucible" (Outstanding Play) and "Wonderful Town" (Outstanding Musical) win 1954 - WKAQ TV channel 2 in San Juan, PR (TM) begins broadcasting 1969 - Pope Paul VI names JGM Willebrands cardinal More Historical Events »