The first Ferris wheel (invented by George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr., a Pittsburgh-based engineer) made its debut, at the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago. 1893.

John Hinckley, Jr., was ruled to be innocent by reason of insanity in the shooting of U.S. President Ronald Reagan. 1982. 

Prince William of Wales (later Prince William, duke of Cambridge) was born to Charles, prince of Wales and heir to the British throne, and Diana, princess of Wales. 1982.

The animated musical Lady and the Tramp, one of Walt Disney‘s most endearing movies, was released in U.S. theatres. 1955.