Claudius I, Roman emperor, poisoned by his wife, 54
US Navy established, 1775
William Prescott, American Revolutionary soldier, died, 1795
First NHL All-Star game, 1947
Saint Edward the Confessor’s remains were transported, 1163
Grand Ol’ Opry started, 1925
Sidney Rabb, chairman of the board of Stop and Shop, died, 1985
First night World Series game, 1971
First World Series won (Boston 5 games - Pittsburgh 3 games), 1903
Italy declared war on Germany, 1943
Victor Herbert’s “Babes in Toyland” opened on Broadway, 1903
Roger Williams banned in Boston, 1635
Saint John Nepomucene Neumann, first male US saint, beatified, 1963
B’nai B’rith International founded, 1843
Robert Lowell, poet, was sentenced to prison for draft evasion, 1943
US National Commission on Space created, 1984