1993
150,000,000 millionth visitor to Eiffel Tower.
1983
The space shuttle Challenger blasted off with Guion S. Bluford Jr. aboard. He was the first black American to travel in space.
1972
John Lennon and Yoko Ono played Madison Square Gardens to raise money for the One to One charity. Stevie Wonder, Sha Na Na and Roberta Flack also appeared at the event. Several of the performances were later included on Lennon’s, Live in New York City album.
1963
The “Hotline” between Moscow and Washington, DC, went into operation.
1959
End of Montreal streetcar service.
1933
Air France forms from five French airlines.
1905
Ty Cobb made his major league batting debut with the Detroit Tigers.
1901
Hubert Cecil Booth patents vacuum cleaner.