1881 – World’s 1st electric tram enters service in Lichterfelder (near Berlin)
1933 – Cecil Travis becomes 1st player to get 5 hits in his 1st game
1947 – Billie Holiday is arrested in her New York apartment for possession of narcotics
1965 – Baltimore Oriole Jim Palmer’s pitching debut, beats Yankees 7-5 and homers
1970 – Grover Henson Feels Forgotten by Bill Cosby hits #70
1971 – Benjamin Britten’s opera “Owen Wingrave” premieres in Aldwych, London
1979 – FC Barcelona of Spain wins 19th European Cup Winner’s Cup against Fortuna Düsseldorf of West Germany 4-3 in Basel
1980 – Brian May of rock group Queen collapses on stage with hepatitis
1984 – US performs nuclear Test at Nevada Test Site
1991 – Daily Planet fires cub reporter Jimmy Olson (fictional Superman character)