1802 - Naturalists Alexander von Humboldt and Aimé Bonpland reach Quito, Ecuador 1842 - 4,500 British and Indian troops leave Kabul, massacred before reaching India 1870 - Inauguration of the Musikverein concert hall in Vienna, Austria; designed by Danish architect Theophil Hansen for the Society of Friends of Music in Vienna, built on land provided by Emperor Franz Joseph I 1922 - -13] Conference of Cannes concerning German retribution payments 1950 - Britain recognizes Communist government of China 1969 - WLIW TV channel 21 in Garden City, NY (PBS) begins broadcasting 1975 - TV game show "Wheel of Fortune" debuts on NBC 1980 - AFC Championship, Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh Steelers beat Houston Oilers, 27-13 More Historical Events »