Vasco Núñez de Balboa crossed Isthmus of Panama and sighted the Pacific Ocean –
Publick Occurrences became the first newspaper in the United States”“ –
Zachary Taylor’s troops captured the Mexican city of Monterrey –
Congress established Yosemite National Park in California –
TAT-1 first transatlantic telephone cable to link North America and U.K. –
Sandra Day O’Connor was sworn in as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, the first woman to hold the office –
An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 hit northern Peru –
A 20-foot wide, 3,699-pound pumpkin pie was baked and presented at the New Bremen, Ohio, annual Pumpkinfest. It was certified as the world’s largest pumpkin pie. –
A 3.4-magnitude earthquake shook New Hampshire about 10 miles north of the capital city of Concord –
Weather
Cut Bank, Montana, recorded 4 degrees below zero F. –
