1745 - Jacobite Rising 1745: Bonnie Prince Charlie raises his standard at Glenfinnan, Scotland, igniting the second Jacobite rebellion
1897 - First electric taxis drive in London
1931 - Lefty Grove wins an AL record-tying 16th consecutive game
1962 - Homer Blancos plays his finest round in golf, shooting a 55
2018 - Two more earthquakes hit Lombok in Indonesia, killing 14 people two weeks after previous earthquakes

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