- 1746] The Tiger roars: The College of New Jersey receives its charter. The name of the school will change to Princeton...
- 1883] Meet the Met: The original Metropolitan Opera House in New York holds its grand opening with a performance of Gounod's "Faust"...
- 1934] Not so pretty: Bank robber Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd is shot to death by federal agents at a farm in Ohio...
- 1962] JFK tells all: President John F. Kennedy addresses a TV audience about the Russian missile bases in Cuba and the world will hold its collective breath until the missiles are removed and the crisis ends...
- 1968] Making a big splash: Apollo 7 safely splashes down in the Atlantic Ocean after orbiting the Earth 163 times...
- 1979] Opening the door: The U.S. government allows the deposed Shah of Iran to travel to New York for medical treatment...
- 1981] Buh-bye: The Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization is decertified for its strike the previous August...
- 1986] Chopper down: WNBC traffic reporter Jane Dornacker is killed while doing traffic reports. Her chopper goes down in the Hudson River. Joey Reynolds was on the air when tragedy struck...
- 2000] The Rocket explodes: Mets catcher Mike Piazza is once again Roger Clemens' target, this time in the World Series when Clemens throws a bat chard in the direction of Piazza, who's running to first base...
- 2002] The sniper strikes again: A bus driver is shot to death in Aspen Hill (MD) in the 13th and final attack by the Washington area sniper...
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