1884 – 6.2 mile Arlberg railroad tunnel completed in Austria
1944 – Nijmegen is liberated from German occupation
1954 – Los Stravinsky’s “In Memoriam Dylan Thomas,” premieres in Angeles
1964 – Günter Grass’ play “Die Plebejern proben den Aufstand,” premieres in Berlin
1966 – US Surveyor B launched toward Moon; crashed Sept 23
1977 – Vietnam and Djibouti ask for membership in UN
1994 – Space shuttle STS-64 (Discovery 20), lands
2002 – The Kolka-Karmadon rock and ice slide starts in North Ossetia–Alania, Russia
2005 – Model Kate Moss is dropped by clothing chain HandM after allegations of drug taking
2016 – “This Is Us” TV drama premieres in the US starring Mandy Moore and Milo Ventimiglia