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..
- 1899 - An 8.3 earthquake hit Yakutat Bar, AK.
- 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.
- 1998 - The International Monetary Fund approved a $257 million loan for the Ukraine.
- 1998 - Google was incorporated as a privately held company.
- 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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