On this day in 1937, the silent film archives of Fox Film Corporation were destroyed by the 1937 Fox vault fire.
On this day in 1958, Lituya bay was hit by a megatsunami. The wave was recorded at 30 to 91 meters high, the largest in recorded history.
On this day in 1962, Andy Warhol's Campbell's Soup Cans exhibition opened at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles.
And on this day in 1981, Donkey Kong, a video game created by Nintendo, was released. The game marked the debut of Nintendo's future mascot, Mario.