1849 - Friedrich Hebbel's play "Der Rubin" premieres in Vienna 1916 - HMHS Britannic sinks in the Aegean Sea after a mine explodes‚ killing 30 people 1933 - 1st US ambassador to USSR‚ W.C. Bullitt‚ begins service 1934 - NY Yankees buy Joe DiMaggio from SF Seals (Pacific Coast League) 1946 - Harry Truman becomes 1st US President to travel in a submerged sub 1953 - WKJG TV channel 33 in Ft Wayne‚ IN (NBC) begins broadcasting 1964 - "Zizi" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 49 performances 1980 - "Hi Infidelity" 9th studio album by REO Speedwagon is released 1999 - Repeat of previous year's final‚ but different result; American tennis star Lindsay Davenport beats Martina Hingis 6-4‚ 6-2 for the WTA Tour Championship at Madison Square Garden‚ NYC 2020 - Texas National Guard mobilized to help El Paso County‚ deal with a morgue crisis as COVID-19 cases and deaths surge More Historical Events »