872 - John VIII elected as Catholic Pope 1793 - 1st state road authorized‚ Frankfort‚ Kentucky‚ to Cincinnati 1903 - The Wright brothers attempt to fly the Wright Flyer for the first time at Kitty Hawk‚ North Carolina 1945 - Elmer Rice's play "Dream Girl" premieres in NYC 1957 - Frank Loesser's musical "The Most Happy Fella"‚ based on Sidney Howard's 1924 stage drama "They Knew What They Wanted"‚ closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 678 performances 1964 - Michael Brown meets Renee Fladen‚ then writes "Walk Away Renee" 1967 - DNA created in a test tube 1991 - 57th Heisman Trophy Award: Desmond Howard‚ Michigan (WR) 1996 - 12th Soap Opera Digest Awards - Days of Our Lives wins 2020 - Russia revealed to have been behind massive cyberattack on US government agencies and private companies since the Spring More Historical Events »