1849 – First passenger train service to Peekskill, New York, operated by the New Haven Railroad
1933 – Little King, cartoon character by Van Beuren, debuts
1946 – First time NL pennant ends in a tie (Cardinals and Dodgers)
1960 – “Tell Laura I Love Her” by Ricky Valance peaks at #1 in UK
1975 – Sharon Crews (now known as Sharon Dahlonega Bush) becomes American television’s first African-American weathercaster on WPGR-TV in Detroit, Michigan
1979 – “Lonesome Loser” by Little River Band peaks at #6 in the US, their third consecutive top ten single
1983 – “A Chorus Line” becomes the longest-running Broadway show with 3,389 performances
1988 – China performs a nuclear test at Lop Nor, China