1849 - First passenger train service to Peekskill, New York, operated by the New Haven Railroad 1933 - Little King, cartoon character by Van Beuren, debuts 1946 - First time NL pennant ends in a tie (Cardinals and Dodgers) 1960 - "Tell Laura I Love Her" by Ricky Valance peaks at #1 in UK 1975 - Sharon Crews (now known as Sharon Dahlonega Bush) becomes American television's first African-American weathercaster on WPGR-TV in Detroit, Michigan 1979 - "Lonesome Loser" by Little River Band peaks at #6 in the US, their third consecutive top ten single 1983 - "A Chorus Line" becomes the longest-running Broadway show with 3,389 performances 1988 - China performs a nuclear test at Lop Nor, China More Historical Events »