1882 - Wood block alarm invented, when alarm rang, it dropped 20 wood blocks 1913 - British suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst is sentenced to 3 years in jail for incitement to place an explosive in a building at Walton 1927 - Interstate Commerce Commission transfers Ohio to Eastern time zone 1929 - Persia agrees to the Litvinov Protocol 1930 - Stanley Cup Final, Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec: Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 4-3 for a 2-0 series sweep and their 3rd Championship 1957 - Soviet Union conducts atmospheric nuclear test 1984 - Soviet Soyuz T-11 launches carrying three cosmonauts, including the first Indian cosmonaut Rakesh Sharma 2020 - London's Nightingale hospital opened by Prince Charles (remotely) after nine days with 4,000 beds to treat COVID-19 patients at the ExCeL Centre More Historical Events »