1816 - African Methodist Episcopal Church organizes (Philadelphia)1864 - Battle of Pleasant Hill‚ Louisiana‚ Confederate assault repulsed by Union side with high cost of estimated 3‚100 causalities1928 - Eugene O';Neill';s play ";Lazarus Laughed"; premieres in Pasadena‚ with a masked chorus of over 1001945 - Liberty ship at Bari Italy carrying aerial bombs explodes‚ kills 3601968 - German DR adopts constitution1985 - White Sox pitcher Tom Seaver starts a record 15th opening day game1988 - US imposes economic sanctions on Panama1990 - ";Capital News"; starring Lloyd Bridges premieres on ABC-TV1997 - Cleveland Indians pitcher Jose Mesa is acquitted of rape2014 - Stuart Parkin is awarded the Millennium Technology Prize for his work on magnetic storageMore Historical Events