OSO 7 solar satellite launched from Cape Kennedy, Floridaβ
Space shuttle Discovery launchedβ
$389,500 paid for Lou Gehrig’s last baseball gloveβ
2-pound 13-ounce southern kingfish caught near Sandbridge, Virginiaβ
Adventurer David Hempleman-Adams became the first person to cross the Atlantic solo in an open wicker basket balloon, landing in England after surviving hail, snow and a Concorde’s sonic boom. He lifted off from Sussex in New Brunswick, Canadaβ
John G. Roberts Jr. was sworn in as the 17th Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Courtβ
31 ears of corn husked by 4 people in 1 minute, Markham, Ontarioβ
Weather
Hurricane hit SE Louisiana. Wind gusts up to 140 mph recordedβ
Tornado hit Charleston, South Carolinaβ
Snow began to fall in Caribou, Maine, and ended on the 30th, with 2.5 inches accumulatingβ