On this day...

1853-First major U.S. rail disaster kills 46 (Norwalk CT)

1890-Mormon Church renounces polygamy [1006-Truth Restored (Morman pub)]

1914-British House of Lords rejects women suffrage

1919-Paris Peace Conference disposes of German colonies; German East Africa is assigned to Britain & France, German Southwest Africa to South Africa

1941-Joseph Stalin became premier of Russia

1957-Last broadcast of "I Love Lucy" on CBS-TV

1967-Zakir Hussain elected first Moslem President of India

1970-Yuchiro Miura of Japan skis down Mount Everest

1997-Michael Jackson & Bee Gees inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

2012-Transit of Venus