CoM Moderators Posted May 14 Posted May 14 1796 - English country doctor Edward Jenner administers his revolutionary cowpox-based vaccine for smallpox in Berkeley, Gloucestershire 1832 - Felix Mendelssohn's concert overture "Hebrides" premieres in London, England 1879 - The first group of 463 Indian indentured labourers arrive in Fiji aboard the Leonidas 1894 - Fire in Boston bleachers spreads to 170 adjoining buildings 1918 - Sunday baseball is made legal in Washington, D.C. 1942 - World premiere performance of Aaron Copland's "Lincoln Portrait" with: Andre Kostelanetz conducting the Cincinnati Symphony in Cincinnati, Ohio 1957 - Bob Merrill's musical "New Girl in Town", starring Gwen Verdon and Thelma Ritter, opens at 46th St Theater, NYC; runs for 432 performances and wins 2 Tony Awards 2000 - 46th British Academy Television Awards: "The League of Gentlemen" Best Comedy, "The Cops" Best Drama 2010 - The 51,700 seat Aviva Stadium is officially opened on the site of the famous old Lansdowne Road Stadium in Dublin by Irish Prime Minister, Brian Cowan 2018 - United States moves its Israeli embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem More Historical Events »
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