1609 ― Navigator Henry Hudson discovers island of Manhattan
1618 ― "Rodi" avalanche destroys Plurs, Switzerland, 1,500 killed
1781 ― Los Angeles founded in Bahia de las Fumas by 44 settlers, (Valley of Smokes)
1833 ― First newsboy hired (Barney Flaherty-NY Sun)
1866 ― First Hawaiian daily newspaper published
1882 ― First U.S. district lit by electricity (NY's Pearl Street Station)
1885 ― First cafeteria opens (NYC)
1888 ― George Eastman patents 1st roll-film camera & registers Kodak
1945 ― U.S. regains possession of Wake Island from Japan
1951 ― First transcontinental TV broadcast, by President Truman
1957 ― Ford Motor Co. introduces the Edsel
1972 ― U.S. swimmer Mark Spitz becomes 1st athlete to win 7 Olympic gold medals
1991 ― Rte 35 Theater in Hazlit, the last drive-in in NJ, closes