1874 - Dion Boucicault's stage drama "The Shaughraun" opens at Wallack's Theatre, NYC
1881 - Leon Gambetta forms French government
1986 - FCC issues Notice Of Apparent Liability to WYSP Philadelphia
1993 - Don Shula becomes the coach with the most wins in NFL history
2008 - Italy plunges into recession, its first since the start of 2005, after GDP contracts a steeper-than-expected 0.5% in the third quarter

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