Earthquake in Aleppo, Syria, results in approximately 230,000 deaths, becoming one of the deadliest natural disasters in history.
Thomas Edison files for a patent on his first invention, an electric vote-counting machine, though Congress does not adopt it.
U.S. and Canadian railroads adopt a five time-zone system based on the Allegheny Observatory, standardizing time in North America. Read Post →
Hurricane devastates East-Pakistan, now Bangladesh, killing approximately 6,000 people.
‘Saturday Night Live’ premieres on NBC, becoming an iconic comedy show in American television.
Mario Lemieux makes his NHL debut for the Pittsburgh Penguins against the Boston Bruins, scoring on his first shot.
World's new longest flight takes off from Singapore to Newark, New Jersey, with a flight duration of 17 hours and 52 minutes.