1876

Thomas Edison received a patent for his electric pen —the forerunner of the mimeograph machine.

1963

Britain’s “Great Train Robbery” took place as thieves made off with 2.6 million pounds in banknotes.

1974

Richard Nixon, facing damaging new revelations in the Watergate scandal, announced he would resign the following day.

1988

Chicago’s Wrigley Field hosted its first-ever night baseball game; the contest between the Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies was rained out in the fourth inning.

2023

A series of wildfires broke out on the Hawaiian island of Maui, destroying the town of Lahaina and killing more than 100 people.