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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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.
John Jacob Astor established the Pacific Fur Company.
The Nintendo 64 went on sale in Japan three months before hitting US shelves.
Britain voted to leave the European Union.
