The David Letterman Show aired its first episode on NBC-TV.
It ran for 90 episodes and concluded on October 24, 1980.
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Britain voted to leave the European Union.
Sonic the Hedgehog was released for the Sega Genesis in North America.
The Nintendo 64 went on sale in Japan three months before hitting US shelves.
John Jacob Astor established the Pacific Fur Company.
Reddit was founded in Medford, Massachusetts.
