1179 - 3rd Lateran Council (11th ecumenical council) opens in Rome 1713 - Handel's "Jubilate" first performance in a public rehearsal at St. Paul's Cathedral‚ London 1821 - Monroe is 1st US President inaugurated on March 5th‚ because 4th was Sunday 1864 - 1st track meet between Oxford and Cambridge 1897 - American Negro Academy forms 1924 - Frank Carauna‚ becomes 1st to bowl 2 successive perfect 300 games 1954 - "Girl in Pink Tights" opens at Mark Hellinger NYC for 115 performances 1960 - The Aquatic Ape Hypothesis originates when Alister Hardy publicly announces his idea that ape-human divergence may have been due to a coastal phase. 1981 - Ice Pairs Champ at Hartford won by Irina Vorobieva and I Lisovski (URS) 2012 - Tropical Storm Irina kills 65 in Madagascar More Historical Events »