1501 - Construction begins on Portugal's Jerónimos Monastery‚ designed by architect Diogo de Boitaca to commemorate the return of Vasco da Gama from India 1953 - The first Asian Socialist Conference opens in Burma 1967 - United States Marine Corps and ARVN troops launch "Operation Deckhouse Five" in the Mekong River delta. 1980 - Phil Flyers set NHL record of 35 straight games without a defeat 1980 - AFC Championship‚ Three Rivers Stadium‚ Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh Steelers beat Houston Oilers‚ 27-13 1987 - Astronomers at University of California see 1st sight of birth of a galaxy 1991 - Qian Hong swims female world record 50m butterfly (27.30 sec) 1994 - US figure skating champion Nancy Kerrigan is attacked by Tonya Harding's bodyguard at the US Championships in Detroit 1997 - "It's a Slippery Slope" closes at Vivian Beaumont Theater NYC 2019 - 76th Golden Globes: "The Americans"‚ "Bohemian Rhapsody"‚ "Green Book"‚ Glenn Close and Rami Malek among the winners More Historical Events »