Hedy Lamarr 1913
- 1872 - A fire destroyed about 800 buildings in Boston, MA.
- 1938 - Nazi troops and sympathizers destroyed and looted 7,500 Jewish businesses, burned 267 synagogues, killed 91 Jews, and rounded up over 25,000 Jewish men in an event that became known as Kristallnacht or "Night of Broken Glass."
- 1961 - Major Robert White flew an X-15 rocket plane at a world record speed of 4,093 mph.
- 1965 - The great Northeast blackout occurred as several states and parts of Canada were hit by a series of power failures lasting up to 13 1/2 hours.
- 1989 - Communist East Germany opened its borders, allowing its citizens to travel freely to West Germany.
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