872 – John VIII elected as Catholic Pope
1793 – 1st state road authorized, Frankfort, Kentucky, to Cincinnati
1903 – The Wright brothers attempt to fly the Wright Flyer for the first time at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
1945 – Elmer Rice’s play “Dream Girl” premieres in NYC
1957 – Frank Loesser’s musical “The Most Happy Fella”, based on Sidney Howard’s 1924 stage drama “They Knew What They Wanted”, closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 678 performances
1964 – Michael Brown meets Renee Fladen, then writes “Walk Away Renee”
1967 – DNA created in a test tube
1991 – 57th Heisman Trophy Award: Desmond Howard, Michigan (WR)
1996 – 12th Soap Opera Digest Awards – Days of Our Lives wins
2020 – Russia revealed to have been behind massive cyberattack on US government agencies and private companies since the Spring