- 753 BC Romulus and Remus found Rome (according to foundation mythology)
- 1600 First date in James Clavell's novel Shogun
Electromagnetism
1820 Danish scientist Hans Christian Ørsted is the first to identify electromagnetism, when he observes a compass needle
- 1878 First Lady Lucy Hayes begins egg rolling contest on White House lawn
- 1878 New York installs its first fireman's pole
Heartbreak Hotel
1956 Elvis Presley's first hit record, "Heartbreak Hotel," reaches #1
- 1959 Alf Dean, using a rod and reel, hooks a 2,664 lb, 16' 10" great white shark off the coast of Ceduna, Australia
- 1972 John Young and Charles Duke explore the Moon as part of NASA's Apollo 16 mission
Annie
1977 Charles Strouse, Martin Charnin, and Thomas Meehan's musical "Annie" opens at Alvin Theater, NYC; runs for 2377 performances, wins 7 Tony Awards and a Grammy
- 1983 £1 coin is introduced in the United Kingdom
Footloose Tops Thriller
1984 After 37 weeks, Michael Jackson's album "Thriller" is knocked off as the top album by the movie soundtrack for "Footloose"
Rivera Opens Al Capone's Vault
1986 Geraldo Rivera opens Al Capone's vault on live TV and finds nothing, except great ratings for his spectacle
- 1994 The first discoveries of extrasolar planets are announced by astronomer Alexander Wolszczan
Ashes Launched into Orbit
1997 The ashes of psychologist and author Timothy Leary and Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry are launched into Earth's orbit
