1907 - 3-element vacuum tube patented by American inventor Lee De Forest 1939 - Municipal Railway and Market St RR begin service to Transbay Terminal 1955 - USSR ends state of war with German Federal Republic 1975 - Space Mountain opens at Disney World in Orlando, Florida 1975 - Pioneering American female comedian Phyllis Diller gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame 1988 - NFL analyst Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder makes several questionable comments about African Americans during a lunchtime interview on CBS' NFL Today; fired the next day 1989 - Big John Studd wins WWF's 2nd Royal Rumble 1997 - Seattle's Sam Perkins ties Jeff Hornacek's NBA single-game record by connecting on 8 straight 3-point field goals during Sonics' 122-78 win over visiting Toronto; Seattle also sets an NBA steals record with 27 More Historical Events »