1854 – Steamship “Arctic” collides with “vesta” off Newfoundland coast due to heavy fog, killing 322
1864 – Jesse James’ gang surprise attack train: 150 killed
1900 – Victory Theater (Republic, Belasco) opens at 207 W 42nd St NYC
1910 – 1st test flight of a twin-engined airplane (France)
1919 – Democratic National Committee votes to allow female members
1953 – KOLO TV channel 8 in Reno, NV (ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting
1959 – Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev concludes his US visit
1988 – Senate votes for major federal tax code changes
1989 – Sony purchases Columbia Pictures for $3.4 billion cash
2003 – Smart 1 satellite is launched by the European Space Agency from the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana, for a moon orbit.