1863 - American Civil War: Massachusetts Governor receives permission from Secretary of War to raise a militia organization for men of African descent (54th Massachusetts Regiment) 1931 - "Cimarron" directed by Wesley Ruggles and starring Richard Dix and Irene Dunne premieres in New York. 1st western to win Best Outstanding Production/Picture (1931) 1957 - Francis Poulenc's opera "Dialogue des Carmelites" premieres at La Scala‚ in Milan 1958 - Jack Smith takes over from Art Baker as TV host of "You Asked for It" 1959 - Australian Championships Men's Tennis: American based Peruvian Alex Olmedo wins his first Grand Slam event; beats Neale Fraser of Australia 6-1‚ 6-2‚ 3-6‚ 6-3 1969 - Minister of Health and Social Services William Morgan resigns from the Northern Ireland government 1983 - Nazi Gestapo war criminal Klaus Barbie arrested in Bolivia 1988 - Andrew Lloyd Webber and Charles Hart's musical "Phantom of the Opera"‚ directed by Hal Prince and starring Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman‚ opens at Majestic Theater‚ NYC ; runs for 13‚981 performances‚ winning 7 Tony Awards‚ and becoming Broadway's longest-running shows 1997 - Mario Lemieux ties NHL record with 4 goals in the 3rd period as Pittsburgh wins‚ 5-2 at Montreal; 39th career hat trick and 13th 4-goal game‚ tying NHL record shared by Wayne Gretzky and Mike Bossy 2021 - Antony Blinken confirmed by US Senate as Secretary of State More Historical Events »