1665 - "Messiah" Sjabtai Tswi festival in Smyrna 1862 - Battle of Fredricksburg in Virginia begins between Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and the Union Army of the Potomac‚ commanded by Major General Ambrose Burnside 1909 - Canadian Football exhibition game played in Van Cortlandt Park in Bronx‚ Hamilton Tigers beat Ottawa Rough Riders‚ 11-6 before 15‚000 1926 - Leo O'Connor is unbeaten on 143 as Queensland wins their first Sheffield Shield match by 5 wickets vs NSW at the Sydney Cricket Ground 1947 - Bob Hilliard and Sigman's musical "Angel in the Wings" opens at Coronet Theater NYC for 308 performances 1981 - Wash Capitals biggest margin of victory (9) beating Toronto 11-2 1990 - 13 die in 83 vehicle accident in Chattanooga Tn I-75‚ due to fog 2016 - Kyrgyzstan votes in a referendum to change the constitution to give the government more power 2019 - Militants attack army base in Ates‚ Niger‚ killing at least 71. Islamic State claim responsibility. 2022 - Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman's musical "Some Like It Hot"‚ based on the 1959 feature film comedy‚ opens at the Shubert Theatre‚ NYC; garners 13 Tony Award nominations More Historical Events »