TODAY in HISTORY

1866 — The world’s first roller rink opens (Newport, Rhode Island)

1918 — The Battle of Amiens ends in World War I; Allieds beat Germans

1929 — Babe Ruth becomes first to hit 500 homers

1951 — First color baseball game (Braves vs. Dodgers) telecast (WCBSNYC)

1956 — Elvis Presley releases “Don’t Be Cruel”

1960 — Chad declares independence 1966 — Last Beatles concert tour of the U.S. begins

1975 — The U.S. vetoes proposed admission of North and South Vietnam to the U.N.

1976 — Keith Moon, drummer for the Who, collapses and is hospitalized in Miami

1984 — Carl Lewis duplicates Jesse Owens’ 1936 feat, wins 4 Olympic track golds

1990 — Egypt and Morocco troops land in Saudi Arabia to prevent Iraqi invasion