1909 - British House of Lords rejects David Lloyd George's 'People's Budget'‚ which tried to shift tax burden to the wealthy. Leads to the Parliament Act; intent to stop unelected house overruling will of the elected house. 1924 - 1st photo facsimile transmitted across Atlantic by radio (London-NYC) 1931 - His Master's Voice and Columbia Records merge into EMI 1939 - Paul Osborn's "Mornings at 7" premieres in NYC 1967 - Julie Nixon (daughter of former Vice-President Richard Nixon) and David Eisenhower (grandson of former President Dwight D‚ Eisenhower)‚ announce their engagement 1969 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR 1972 - BBC bans Wings' "Hi‚ Hi‚ Hi" 1997 - "Eugene Onegin" closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC 2019 - On the way to 36 in 2nd Test v Pakistan‚ Australian cricket batsman Steve Smith overtakes Don Bradman’s run-tally of 6‚996 Test runs; becomes fastest batsman to 7000‚ in terms of innings (126) 2021 - 15 year old student shoots four death and injures seven at Oxford High School in Oxford‚ Michigan More Historical Events »