On this day in 1980, Bob Marley played what would be his last concert in Pittsburgh.
On this day in 1986, Jim Deshaies of the Houston Astros set a major league record by striking out the first eight batters he faces in a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
On this day in 1999, NASA announced that it had lost contact with the Mars Climate Orbiter.
On this day in 2004, over 3,000 people died in Haiti after Hurricane Jeanne produces massive flooding and mudslides.