1854 - Alfred Tennyson's poem "Charge of the Light Brigade" is published in "The Examiner" 1899 - Boer War: During Siege of Ladysmith‚ Boers storm King's Post and Caesar's Camp - driven back 1907 - Gustav Mahler departs Vienna for America 1951 - West German voters approve merger of 3 states to form Baden-Wurttemberg 1968 - The Derry Citizen's Action Committee (DCAC) calls for a halt to all marches and protests for a period of one month 1974 - Dow Jones index hits 570.01 1985 - SF 49ers wide receiver Jerry Rice begins NFL streak of 274 consecutive games with a reception in a 27-20 loss to LA Rams at Candlestick Park 1990 - Houston scores most points against Cleveland‚ Oilers 58‚ Browns 14 2006 - Jigme Singye Wangchuk‚ King of Bhutan abdicates the throne 2018 - Winter storm hits US south east killing three‚ leaving hundreds of thousands without power‚ cancelling over 1‚000 flights More Historical Events »