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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Duo Wiley Post and Harold Catty started their 15,474-mile around the world flight from Long Island, New York.
Reddit was founded in Medford, Massachusetts.
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.
John Jacob Astor established the Pacific Fur Company.
