1846 – The Oregon Spectator became the first newspaper published in American territory west of the Rocky Mountains.
1861 – Samuel Goodale of Cincinnati, OH patented the “Stereoscope,” a moving picture viewing device, where pictures of scenes would flip from one to another “instantaneously.”
1916 – Enrico Caruso recorded O Solo Mio for the Victor Talking Machine Company, which eventually became Victor Records, then RCA Victor.
1928 – Singer Jessica Dragonette appeared on one of the first television shows; an experiment in which her image was transmitted some 20 miles away.
1937 – Modern Times, the first Charlie Chaplin talkie in which he actually just sang, was released.
1953 – Walt Disney’s film, Peter Pan, opened at the Roxy Theatre in New York City.
1958 – A year after its founding, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS), which presents the annual Grammy Awards, formed a New York chapter.
1972 – Bob Douglas became the first black man elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, MA.
1987 – The Dow Jones industrial average closed above the 2,200-point mark for the first time, when the market closed at 2201.49.
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