On this day in 1904, the Dalai Lama fled Lhasa as British troops invaded Tibet.
On this day in 1946, Santa Claus Land, the world's first themed amusement park, opened in Indiana, United States.
On this day in 1977, Tandy Corporation announced the TRS-80, one of the world's first mass-produced personal computers.
And on this day in 2004, the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty reopened after being closed since the September 11 attacks.