1822 - Society for the Propagation of the Faith founded in Lyon‚ France 1921 - Northern Ireland is created under the UK Government of Ireland Act partitioning off six north eastern counties with a Protestant majority 1943 - Pulitzer prize awarded to Upton Sinclair for his novel &;quot;Dragon's Teeth&;quot; about the Nazi rise to power 1946 - International military tribunal in Tokyo begins 1959 - Tiger's Charlie Maxwell hits 4 consecutive HRs in a doubleheader 1965 - KTCI TV channel 17 in St. Paul-Minneapolis‚ MN (PBS) 1st broadcast 1967 - African American students seize finance building at Northwestern University 1973 - Chicago's Sears Tower‚ world's tallest building (443 m)‚ tops out 1980 - 106th Kentucky Derby: Jacinto Vasquez on Genuine Risk wins in 2:02 1997 - 123rd Kentucky Derby: Gary Stevens aboard Silver Charm wins in 2:02.3 More Historical Events »