1882 – Circus owner P. T. Barnum buys his world famous elephant Jumbo
1930 – The Indochinese Communist Party of Vietnam is established
1931 – New Zealand’s worst natural disaster, the Hawke’s Bay earthquake, kills 256 and injures thousands, devastating Napier and the Hawke’s Bay region
1938 – Paul Osborn’s “On Borrowed Time” premieres in NYC
1951 – Tennessee Williams’ “Rose Tattoo” premieres in NYC
1958 – Royal Teens’ “Short Shorts” enters Top 40 chart and peaks at #3
1971 – KTSC TV channel 8 in Pueblo-Colorado Spgs, CO (PBS) 1st broadcast
1984 – 10th Space Shuttle Mission (41B)-Challenger 4 launched
1991 – NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: AFC beats NFC, 23-21; MVP: Jim Kelly, Buffalo Bills, QB
1994 – STS-60 (Discovery) launches into orbit