1861 – West Virginia seceded from Virginia
1909 – Italy and Russia sign the Racconigi Pact in which both nations promise to support the status quo in the Balkans
1922 – German parliament mandates Ebert president until July 1925
1940 – US Fair Labor Standards of 1938 comes into effect – minimum wage, 44 hr week
1940 – Japan eliminates US terms (strike, play ball) from baseball
1948 – Bernard M Baruch introduces term “Cold War”
1963 – Sandy Koufax is unanimous winner of Cy Young Award
1976 – 1st Jewish film and TV festival
1989 – Rev Jim Bakker is sentenced to 50 years for fraud
2009 – First International Day of Climate Action, organized with 350.org, a global campaign to address a claimed global warming crisis.
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