1925 - Adolf Hitler resurrects NSDAP political party in Munich 1933 - Jean Genet's play "Intermezzo" premieres in Paris 1940 - Martin Kamen and Sam Ruben discover carbon-14 (radiocarbon dating) at the University of California Radiation Laboratory in Berkeley‚ California 1942 - Battle of Java Sea began: 13 US warships sunk and 2 Japanese 1965 - Hugh Martin and Timothy Gray's musical "High Spirits"‚ based on Noel Coward's "Blithe Spirit"‚ closes at Alvin Theater‚ NYC‚ after 375 performances 1973 - White Sox slugger Dick Allen signs 3 year $750‚000 contract 2002 - Godhra train burning‚ a Muslim mob kills 59 Hindu pilgrims returning from Ayodhya 2019 - Doctors announce world's second known case of semi-identical twins‚ a boy and girl from Brisbane‚ Australia 2019 - Actor Luke Perry (52) suffers a stroke in Los Angeles 2019 - First gun control legislation for 25 years passed by US House of Representatives‚ with new federal background checks More Historical Events »