Paul Harvey 1918 (click play twice)
- 0476 - Romulus Augustulus, the last emperor of the western Roman Empire, was deposed when Odoacer proclaimed himself King of Italy.
- 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.
- 1998 - The International Monetary Fund approved a $257 million loan for the Ukraine.
- 1998 - While in Ireland, U.S. President Clinton said the words "I'm sorry" for the first time about his affair with Monica Lewinsky and described his behavior as indefensible.
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