1939 – Oil refinery fire kills 500 and destroys Lagunillas, Venezuela
1965 – US government sends 90,000 soldiers to Vietnam
1965 – KCST TV channel 39 in San Diego, CA (NBC) begins broadcasting
1985 – Brewers release 39-year-old pitcher Rollie Fingers
1993 – “Kentucky Cycle” opens at Royale Theater NYC for 34 performances
2012 – Discovery of CFBDSIR 2149-0403, the closest rogue planet to Earth, located a mere 100 light-years away
2012 – “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2”, based on the book by Stephenie Meyer, directed by Bill Condon, starring Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, is released
2024 – Elton John and Jake Shears’ musical “Tammy Faye”, based on the life of televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker, opens at the Palace Theatre, NYC; runs for 29 performances