1748 - The first Lutheran denomination in North America, the Pennsylvania Ministerium, is founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1846 - Felix Mendelssohn's oratorio "Elijah" premieres at the Birmingham Festival in England 1937 - Pumping to build Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay is finished 1961 - Official International Hockey Hall of Fame opens in Toronto 1970 - Minister of Home Affairs Robert Porter resigns from the Stormont government (North Ireland parliament) 1980 - Pete Comita replaces Tom Peterson as bassist of American rock band Cheap Trick 1985 - French government denies knowledge of bombing of the Greenpeace flagship the Rainbow Warrior in Auckland New Zealand 1997 - Beni-Ali massacre in Algeria; 60-100 people killed 2014 - Israel and Hamas accept another ceasefire 2019 - Meeting of the G7 agrees on $20 million aid package to fight fires in the Amazon in Biarritz More Historical Events »