CoM Moderators Posted August 28, 2024 Posted August 28, 2024 1830 - 1st American built locomotive, "Tom Thumb" races a horse-drawn car from Stockton and Stokes stagecoach company from Baltimore to Ellicott Mills. Let history record that due to mechanical problems the horse won! 1937 - Toyota Motors becomes an independent company 1964 - Race riot in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania sparked by police reaction to domestic dispute fueled traffic tie-up; riot and looting continues for 3 days, with 2 killed, hundreds injured and $4M of damage in the city's North Philadelphia neighborhood 1970 - "I'll Be There" single by The Jackson 5 is released (Billboard Song of the Year 1970) 1972 - American 4 x 100m freestyle relay team of David Edgar, John Murphy, John Heidenreich and Mark Spitz swim a world record 3:26.42 to beat Soviet Union for the gold medal at the Munich Olympics 1986 - Bolivia president Victor Paz Estensoro calls state of siege 1991 - Lexington Ave IRT subway train derails at Union Square, 5 die 1994 - Canadian Open Women's Golf (du Maurier Classic), Ottawa Hunt GC: Martha Nause wins by 1 from Michelle Mcgann 1997 - Belgian amusement park riders were stuck upside down for 90 minutes 2004 - Led by San Antonio Spurs shooting guard Manu Ginóbili Argentina beats Italy 84-69 for the Olympic basketball gold medal in Athens; star-studded US team takes bronze More Historical Events »
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