20th centuryJan. 16, 1936: Day at the Races, and Your Nag in a Photo FinishDec. 11, 1910: Neon Lights the City of LightJuly 30, 2003: Last Vee-Dub Marks the End of an Automotive EraJuly 25, 1965: Dylan's Move to Electric Leaves Blood on the TracksJuly 23, 1962: Telstar Provides First-Ever TV Link Between U.S., EuropeJuly 11, 1975: Unearthing Qin Shi Huang's Terra-Cotta ArmyJuly 2, 1928: America's First TV Station Goes on the AirJune 27, 1954: World's First Nuclear Power Plant OpensJune 25, 1997: Minor Collision Doesn't Dull Cargo Ship's LusterJune 20, 1963: Cuban Missile Crisis Spurs Moscow-D.C. 'Hot Line'June 18, 1983: Sally Ride, the First American Woman Into SpaceJune 13, 1955: Innumerable Carats of Ice Amid Actual Siberian IceJune 6, 1944: Artificial Harbor Paves the Way for Normandy InvasionMay 31, 1977: Trans-Alaska Pipeline a Source of Oil ... and WorryMay 25, 1961: JFK Vows to Put American on Moon by Decade's EndMay 23, 1985: Selling Stealth Secrets to the Reds Comes at a High PriceMay 21, 1927: Lucky Lindy Flies His Way Into the Celebrity RanksMay 16, 1988: Nicotine Declared as Addictive as Heroin, CocaineMay 9, 1960: Easy Birth Control Arrives, But There's a CatchMay 2, 1952: First Commercial Jet Flies From London to JohannesburgApril 26, 1956: The Container Ship's Maiden VoyageApril 20, 1964: Picturephone Dials Up First Transcontinental Video CallApril 18, 1915: Aerial Warfare Is About to Make a Quantum LeapApril 12, 1976: Apple's 'Adult Supervision' Sells 10 Percent Stake for $2KMore Stories
