1773 - America's first asylum opens for 'Persons of Insane and Disordered Minds' in Virginia 1931 - Christ the Redeemer statue opens, standing 30 meters high (98 ft) on top of Mount Corcovado, overlooking Rio de Janeiro, built by engineer Heitor da Silva Costa 1958 - CVP wins municipal elections in Belgium 1970 - Rock Memorabilia Auction at Filmore East 1975 - American Jacqueline Hansen runs women's world record marathon 2:38:19 in the Nike OTC Marathon, Eugene, Oregon 1992 - 5.8 earthquake at Cairo (at least 510 die) 2003 - FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Home Depot Center, Carson, CA: Nia Künzer scores winner in sudden death extra time as Germany beats Sweden, 2-1 2023 - Roman scrolls burned in Mt. Vesuvius eruption at Herculaneum are read for the first time after a computer science student develops a machine-learning algorithm; the first word deciphered is "purple" More Historical Events »