1540 - Emperor Charles declares all privileges of Ghent ended 1670 - Clemens X [Emilio Bonaventura Altieri] elected Pope 1864 - -30] Skirmish at Jenkins' Ferry‚ Arkansas 1903 - Limestone slide at Turtle Mountain drops 30 million cubic metres (82 million tons) on to town of Frank‚ Alberta‚ Canada‚ kills 70-90 residents 1953 - The first U.S. experimental 3D-TV broadcast showed an episode of Space Patrol on Los Angeles ABC affiliate KECA-TV 1982 - 17th Academy of Country Music Awards: Alabama‚ Merle Haggard‚ and Barbara Mandrell win 1985 - 17th NASA Space Shuttle Mission (51-B): Challenger 7 launches 1995 - Longest sausage ever‚ at 28.77 miles‚ made in Kitchener‚ Ontario 2015 - German Measles is declared eradicated from North and South America - 1st world region to do so 2016 - Iranian run-off elections give moderates and reforms a majority in parliament More Historical Events »