1939 - Oil refinery fire kills 500 and destroys Lagunillas, Venezuela 1965 - US government sends 90,000 soldiers to Vietnam 1965 - KCST TV channel 39 in San Diego, CA (NBC) begins broadcasting 1985 - Brewers release 39-year-old pitcher Rollie Fingers 1993 - "Kentucky Cycle" opens at Royale Theater NYC for 34 performances 2012 - Discovery of CFBDSIR 2149-0403, the closest rogue planet to Earth, located a mere 100 light-years away 2012 - "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2", based on the book by Stephenie Meyer, directed by Bill Condon, starring Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, is released 2024 - Elton John and Jake Shears' musical "Tammy Faye", based on the life of televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker, opens at the Palace Theatre, NYC; runs for 29 performances More Historical Events »