OSO 7 solar satellite launched from Cape Kennedy, Florida –
Space shuttle Discovery launched –
$389,500 paid for Lou Gehrig’s last baseball glove –
2-pound 13-ounce southern kingfish caught near Sandbridge, Virginia –
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, Canada –
John G. Roberts Jr. was sworn in as the 17th Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court –
31 ears of corn husked by 4 people in 1 minute, Markham, Ontario –
Weather
Hurricane hit SE Louisiana. Wind gusts up to 140 mph recorded –
Tornado hit Charleston, South Carolina –
Snow began to fall in Caribou, Maine, and ended on the 30th, with 2.5 inches accumulating –
