Paul Harvey 1918
- 1882 - Thomas Edison's Pearl Street electric power station began operations in New York City. It was the first display of a practical electrical lighting system.
- 1888 - George Eastman registered the name "Kodak" and patented his roll-film camera. The camera took 100 exposures per roll.
- 1957 - The Ford Motor Company began selling the Edsel. The car was so unpopular that it was taken off the market only two years.
- 1967 - "Gilligan's Island" aired for the last time on CBS-TV. It ran for 98 shows.
- 1967 - Michigan Gov. George Romney said during a TV interview that he had undergone "brainwashing" by U.S. officials while visiting Vietnam in 1965.
- 1972 - Swimmer Mark Spitz captured his seventh Olympic gold medal in the 400-meter medley relay event at Munich, Germany. Spitz was the first Olympian to win seven gold medals.
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