1903 – The Wright brothers make the 1st sustained motorized aircraft flight at 10:35 AM, piloted by Orville Wright at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
1926 – KYA-AM in San Francisco CA begins radio transmissions
1943 – Transport 63 departs with French Jews to nazi-Germany
1949 – Burma recognizes People’s Republic of China
1954 – 1st fully automated railroad freight yard (Gary, Indiana)
1965 – The Houston Astrodome opens; 1st event is a concert by Judy Garland with The Supremes as opening act
1970 – US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1971 – Radio Bangladesh begins transmitting
1978 – The Workers’ Party of Jamaica is founded by Trevor Munroe.
1983 – The Provisional IRA bombs Harrods department store in London, killing six people and injuring 90