1887 - 1st salaried fish and game warden (William Alden Smith in Michigan) 1917 - Nicholas II‚ the last Russian Tsar abdicates and nominates his brother Grand Duke Michael to succeed him [OS Mar 2] 1922 - 1st southern radio station begins (WSB‚ Atlanta Georgia) 1926 - Belgium's "black monday"‚ franc falls 1949 - WLWD (now WDTN) TV channel 2 in Dayton‚ OH (NBC) begins broadcasting 1958 - "Body Beautiful" musical closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 60 performances 1959 - WILX TV channel 10 in Lansing‚ MI (NBC) begins broadcasting 1978 - China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor‚ PRC 1986 - Scotland (10-9 v Ireland) and France (29-10 v England) win their final round matches to share the Five Nations Rugby Championship with 3-1 records 1994 - Experts from AL certify the Cleveland Indians Jacobs Field is properly lit More Historical Events »