Johnny B. Goode released. Selena Perez shot to death. Brandon Lee dies. Oklahoma! opens on broadway. First U.S. dance marathon occurs. Eiffel Tower completed.

President Ronald Reagan shot. Wiliam Kennedy Smith accused of rape. Jeopardy premieres. Texas readmitted to the Union. Florida becomes a U.S. territory. Alaska purchased.

U.S. troops leave Vietnam. Jack Parr exits the Tonight Show. 'The King and I' opens on broadway. Swedish colonists settle in Delaware. Rosenbergs convicted.

'Father of the Blues' dies. Duke lacrosse players suspended. Three Mile Island accident occurs. Viginia Wolf drowns. Dwight D. Eisenhower passes away. Maria Von Trapp dies. Washing Machine patented.

Eric Clapton and Pattie Boyd get married. Aviations worst disaster takes place. Alaska hit by 9.2 magnitude earthquake. First telephone line between Boston and New York inaugurated. Japan leaves League of Nations. Florida sighted.

Mike Tyson sentenced. Georgia Gibbs hits the pop charts. Heavens Gate Cult members found dead. U.S. launches Explorer 3 Satellite.

Triangle Shirtwaist Fire takes place. Martin Luther King Jr. arrives in Montgomery. Fire at the Happyland Social Club. Coal dust explosion in Illinois.

Exxon Valdez runs aground. Elvis joins the Army. Britain enacts the Quartering Act. Mob attacks Mormon leaders. The Palace Theatre opens.

Wayne Gretzky scores number 802. 'Titanic' wins big. The 'Surprise' Symphony performed for first time. America's first 2 person space mission takes place.

Karl Wallenda falls to his death. Pamela Smart convicted. Stamp Act passed. First Stanley Cup Championship. Mike Todd killed in plane crash. Stephen Sondheim born.