Juliana, the first steam-powered ferry in the U.S., began service between NYC and Hoboken, NJ –
At the age of 21, Thomas Edison completed his first invention and filed for a patent. It was an electric machine to count votes quickly, but Congress did not buy it –
Premiere of Professor Quiz, first radio quiz show in U.S. to give away cash prizes –
Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) received authorization from the FCC to begin transmission of color television broadcasts –
US Air Force Major Robert M. White flies an X-15 rocket plane to a height of 217,000 feet, a record for winged, man-controlled aircraft –
Michael Gallen set a world record by eating 63 bananas in 10 minutes –
Saturday Night Live premiered –
19-pound, 2-ounce weakfish was caught near Jones Beach, Long Island, New York –
Space Shuttle astronaut, Kathy Sullivan, became the first American woman to walk in space –
U.S. President Jimmy Carter received the Nobel Peace Prize –
