1653 - The Coonan Cross Oath is taken in the Saint Thomas Christian community in an effort to avoid submission to Portuguese rule in India 1872 - 1st patent list issued by US Patent Office 1890 - 1st US college-level dairy school opens at University of Wisconsin 1933 - Minnie D. Craig becomes the first female elected as Speaker of the North Dakota House of Representatives‚ the first female to hold a Speaker position anywhere in the United States. 1969 - Rep Adam Clayton Powell Jr seated by Congress 1971 - 1st AFC Championship‚ Memorial Stadium‚ Baltimore: Baltimore Colts beat Oakland Raiders‚ 27-17 1973 - A 12-man syndicate led by Michael Burke and George Steinbrenner III buys MLB's New York Yankees from CBS for US$10 million 1985 - Israel government confirms resettlement of 10‚000 Ethiopian Jews 2007 - National Express has its worst ever coach crash just outside Heathrow Airport. 2019 - Chinese Chang'e-4 spacecraft becomes the first ever to touch down on the far side of the Moon More Historical Events »