855 – Benedict III begins his reign as Catholic Pope
1953 – “Buick-Berle Show” debuts on NBC-TV
1957 – Buddy Holly and The Crickets release 2nd single “Oh Boy!”/”Not Fade Away”
1957 – NFL NY Giants play their last game at Polo Grounds, 9-1 loss to Pittsburgh
1967 – International Monetary Fund reforms world monetary system
1984 – “Pretty Mess” by Vanity peaks at #75
1986 – USSR releases American journalist Nicholas Daniloff confined on spy charges
1987 – “thirtysomething” debuts on ABC-TV
2008 – Dow Jones Industrial Average falls 777.68 points, its largest single-day point loss, following the bankruptcies of Lehman Brothers and Washington Mutual
2020 – Scientists confirm the existence of three new underground lakes on Mars using radar on Esa’s Mars Express spacecraft