… the first passenger railroad in the U.S. began service between Baltimore and Ellicott’s Mills, Maryland, in 1830. That’s 13 miles.
… the first telegraph message was transmitted by Samuel F. B. Morse in 1844. Sent from Washington to Baltimore it said, “What hath God wrought!”
… the Brooklyn Bridge opened on this date in 1883. Click here for every fact you ever needed to know about this landmark.
… the first Major League Baseball night game was played in Cincinnati in 1935. The Reds beat the Phillies 2-1. The Reds played seven night games that year (one against each National League opponent).
Tommy Chong, he’s Chong of Cheech and Chong, is 68.
“Radar,” that is Gary Burghoff, is 63.