- 1859 First steamboat, the North Star, sails up the northern Red River, America
- 1887 First US school of librarianship opens at Columbia University
- 1892 First successful auroral photograph is made
- 1912 First National Hockey Association game in Victoria
Ford's $5 Day
1914 Industrialist Henry Ford announces his $5 minimum per-day wage, doubling most workers pay from $2.40 for a 9hr day to $5 for an 8hr day
- 1952 British Prime Minister Winston Churchill makes an official visit to the US
McCartney Plays Bass
1961 The Beatles perform with Paul McCartney on bass guitar for the first time at Litherland Town Hall in Lancashire, England
- 1970 American daytime soap opera "All My Children" premieres on ABC
- 1975 Charlie Smalls' musical "The Wiz", an updated take on "The Wizard of Oz", starring Stephanie Mills, Stu Gilliam, and Dee Dee Bridgewater, opens at Majestic Theater, NYC; runs for 1672 performances, winning 7 Tony and 6 Drama Desk Awards
- 2005 Eris, the largest known dwarf planet in the solar system, is discovered by the team of Michael E. Brown, Chad Trujillo, and David L. Rabinowitz using images originally taken on October 21, 2003, at the Palomar Observatory
- 2016 Fifteen-year-old Mumbai schoolboy Pranav Dhanawade becomes the first batsman to ever score 1000 runs in a single innings in cricket, finishing 1009 not out
Most Valuable Angel
2017 Brazilian supermodel Adriana Lima is named the most valuable Victoria's Secret Angel, modeling for the brand from 1999 to 2018
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