1839 - Margaret Fuller is appointed editor of new US Transcendental Magazine "The Dial" 1862 - Amnesty is proclaimed for escaped slaves of Suriname 1911 - Helen Hayes Theater (Folies Bergere) opens at 210 W 46th St, New York City 1939 - "All the Things You Are" is recorded by Tommy Dorsey Orchestra 1963 - South Africa begins the trial of Nelson Mandela and eight others on conspiracy charges 1964 - Ann Packer of Great Britain runs a world record 2:01.1 to win the women's 800 m gold medal at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics 1984 - Cleveland Metroparks' Valley Parkway All Purpose Trails is completed 2023 - Claim that the world's oldest pyramid constructed by humans is under the Indonesian prehistoric site of Gunung Padang, West Java, and is 27,000 years old causes controversy More Historical Events »