CoM Moderators Posted March 19 Posted March 19 1870 - Antônio Carlos Gomes' opera "Il Guarany" premieres at La Scala Teatro in Milan, Kingdom of Italy 1910 - Australasian Championships Men's Tennis, Adelaide: Rodney Heath wins his 2nd and last Australasian title; beats fellow Australian Horace Rice 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 1917 - US Supreme Court uphoelds 8-hr work day for railroad employees 1962 - Archbishop Suenens of Mechelen-Brussels appointed cardinal 1988 - Yvonne van Gennip skates un-official world record 10 km (15:25.25) 1988 - Two British Army corporals are attacked during a funeral procession, beaten and shot dead by the Provisional IRA in Belfast, North Ireland 1991 - St Louis Blues Brett Hull is 3rd NHLer to score 80 goals in a season 1995 - Neil Marshall skates world record 3 km (3:54.08) 1995 - Revival of Brien Friel's stage drama "Translations", starring Brian Dennehy, opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 25 performances 2005 - Wales beats Ireland, 32-20 at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff to win the Six Nations Rugby Championship and become the 1st team to complete a Grand Slam playing more games away than at home More Historical Events »
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