1936 - Japanese athletes quinella the triple jump at the Berlin Olympics; Naoto Tajima wins gold and Masao Harada silver 1944 - Deportation of 70,000 Jews from Lodz Poland to Auschwitz begins 1948 - Willem Drees forms Socialist government (KVP/Social Democratics/CHU/Liberal) in the Netherlands 1964 - Prometheus, the world's oldest tree aged at least 4,862 years old, is accidentally cut down in Nevada, USA 1967 - Pope Paul VI publishes constitution Pro comperto sane 1980 - University adm declares 5 Pac-10 schools ineligible for conference titles and post-season play due to transcript and curriculum abuses 1983 - Bomb planted by Umkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing of ANC, explodes at a synagogue in Johannesburg, South Africa 1987 - 20th San Diego Comic-Con International opens at Holiday Inn 1988 - The Tompkins Square Park Police Riot in New York City spurs reform of the NYPD, who were responsible for the melee that transpired the night of August 6-7 1989 - Revival of musical revue "Oh! Calcutta!" closes at Edison Theater, NYC, after 5959 performances: Broadway’s longest-running musical revue More Historical Events »