1997 Event "London Assurance" closes at Criterion Theater New York City after 72 performances 1997 Event "London Assurance," opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 72 performances 1986 Event NASA establishes Safety, Reliability Maintain and Quality Assurance 1960 Event Continental League, a proposed third major league, gets an assurance of congressional support from New York Senator Kenneth Keating 1923 Birthday Douglas Wass, CEO, Equity and Law Life Assurance Company 1841 Event Dion Boucicault's "London Assurance," premieres in London