1989 Event Astor Piazzolla and Wm Finn's musical "Dangerous Games" premieres in New York City 1988 Event U.S. Lt. Col Wm Higgins kidnapped by Lebanese terrorists and later killed 1953 Event Supreme Court Justice Wm O Douglas stays executions of spies Julius and Ethel Rosenberg scheduled for next day their 14th anniversary 1950 Event WM Inge's "Come Back, Little Sheba," premieres in New York City 1945 Event 65th U.S. Mens Tennis: Sergeant Frank A Parker beats Wm Talbert (14-12 61 62) 1944 Event 64th U.S. Mens Tennis: Frank Parker beats Wm F Talbert (64 36 63 63) 1925 Event 45th U.S. Mens Tennis: Wm T Tilden beats Wm M Johnston (46 119 63 46 63) 1922 Event 42nd U.S. Mens Tennis: Wm T Tilden beats Wm M Johnston 46 36 62 63 64 1922 Birthday Aadje [Alida WM] Lyre, Dutch twin daughter of Prince Hendrik 1921 Event 41st U.S. Mens Tennis: William T Tilden beats Wm M Johnston (61 63 61) 1920 Event 40th U.S. Mens Tennis: Wm Tilden beats Wm M Johnston (61 16 75 57 63) 1919 Event 39th U.S. Mens Tennis: William M Johnston beats Wm T Tilden (64 64 63) 1915 Event 35th U.S. Mens Tennis: Wm Johnston beats M E McLoughlin (16 60 75 108) 1911 Event 31st U.S. Mens Tennis: Wm A Larned beats Maurice E McLoughlin (64 64 62) 1910 Event 30th U.S. Mens Tennis: Wm Larned beats Thomas Bundy (61 57 60 68 61) 1910 Event New York City Mayor Wm J Gaynor seriously wounded during assassination attempt 1907 Event Gold dental inlays 1st described by Wm Taggart, who invented them 1865 Event General Wm Sherman issues Field Order #15 (land for blacks) 1856 Event Battle of Rivas; Costa Rica beats Wm Walker's invading Nicaraguans 1855 Event U.S. adventurer Wm Walker conquers Nicaragua, reestablishes slavery 1846 Event Anesthetic ether used for 1st time (Dr. Wm Morton extracts a tooth) 1798 Event 1st impeachment trial against a U.S. senator (Wm Blount, TN) begins 1620 Birthday Peregrine White, son of Wm and Susanna White, born aboard Mayflower 1297 Event Battle at Stirling Bridge, Scottish rebel Wm Wallace beats English
