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