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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Civil Rights marchers in Canton, Mississippi, were dispersed by tear gas during the 'March Against Fear.'
The Nintendo 64 went on sale in Japan three months before hitting US shelves.
The FDA approved the first oral contraceptive pill called Enovid.
Britain voted to leave the European Union.
Hitler had his first and only tour of Paris, ticking Eiffel Tower and Napoleon's grave off his bucket list.
