1904 – Train derailed on bridge in Eden Colo during a flash flood, kills 96
1947 – The Bombay Municipal Corporation formally takes over the Bombay Electric Supply and Transport (BEST).
1948 – Delfo Cabrera wins 11th Olympic marathon (2:34:51.6)
1954 – “Golden Apple” closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 125 performances
1961 – Cosmonaut Gherman Titov circles Earth for a full day in Vostok 2
1962 – USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
1976 – Scientists in Pasadena, California, announce Viking I found strongest indications to date of possible life on Mars
1988 – Rioting in New York City’s Tompkins Square Park.
1991 – US sets 400m relay record at 37.67 seconds
2007 – “Eclipse” 3rd book in Stephenie Meyer’s “Twilight Saga” is published by Little Brown – initial print run 1 million copies
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