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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Sonic the Hedgehog was released for the Sega Genesis in North America.
A 12-inch-deep hailstorm in Kansas became one of the US' most expensive hailstorms.
Duo Wiley Post and Harold Catty started their 15,474-mile around the world flight from Long Island, New York.
The FDA approved the first oral contraceptive pill called Enovid.
Hitler had his first and only tour of Paris, ticking Eiffel Tower and Napoleon's grave off his bucket list.
