1568 - In Netherlands‚ Duke of Alva declares William I of Orange an outlaw 1722 - Edward Wigglesworth appointed 1st north American divinity professor (Harvard) 1908 - Lieutenant General Robert Baden-Powell publishes "Scouting for Boys" as a manual for self-instruction in outdoor skills and self-improvement. The book becomes the inspiration for the Scout Movement. 1959 - WHCT TV channel 18 in Hartford‚ CT (IND) begins broadcasting 1960 - Algeria uprises against French President de Gaulle 1969 - Students protest the erection of steel gates around the London School of Economics 1970 - Valeri Muratov skates world record 500m (38.99 sec) 1985 - 15th Space Shuttle (51-C) Mission-Discovery 3 is launched 1988 - NBC premiere of fact based "The Murder of Mary Phagan" 2023 - Third baseman Scott Rolen (Philadelphia Philleis‚ St. Louis Cardinals) elected to Baseball Hall of Fame More Historical Events »