Arrested for wearing pants

On this day in 1852, Emma Snodgrass was arraigned in Boston because she was a woman wearing trousers. This was a time when activists were calling for “rational dress” for women, including bloomers and trousers, as an alternative to long, bulky skirts. 1852. 

Brazilian football (soccer) legend Pelé, one of the sport’s greatest players and among the first athletes to become global celebrities, died at age 82. 2022. 

With the enactment of a new constitution, the Irish Free State became known as Ireland. 1937. 

Knights of King Henry II of England killed the archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Becket, in Canterbury Cathedral. 1170.