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.–
