2019
NASA investigates possibly the 1st crime in space over astronaut Anne McClain illegally accessing bank a/c from space.
2012
Voyager 1 spacecraft, becomes the 1st spacecraft to enter interstellar space (launched in 1977).
1991
Linus Torvalds announces the first version of what will become Linux.
1970
Elton John’s 1st US appearance (Los Angeles).
1968
Arthur Ashe becomes 1st African American to win the US singles championship.
1960
XVII Summer Olympic Games open in Rome, Italy.
1958
Momofuku Ando markets the first package of precooked instant noodles (Chikin Ramen).
1946
Ben Hogan won the PGA in Portland, OR. It was his first major golf title.
1944
Paris, France, was liberated by Allied forces ending four years of German occupation.
1939
The movie “Wizard of Oz” opened around the United States.
1718
Hundreds of French colonists arrive in Louisiana; New Orleans founded.
1609
Galileo Galilei demonstrates his first telescope to Venetian lawmakers.