The American sketch comedy series “Saturday Night Live” premiered on US television.
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The Aleppo, Syria earthquake occurred and was one of the deadliest in history, killing around 230,000 Syrians.
The world's longest flight took place between Singapore and Newark Airport.
Alexander Miles patented the automatic opening and closing elevator.
Around 200,000 people marched through Washington, D.C. streets to fight for gay and lesbian civil rights.
Theodore Roosevelt became the first US President to fly in an airplane.
