1957 - On his 37th birthday, American inventor Walter Frederick Morrison sells the rights of his "Flying disc" to the Wham-O toy company, who later rename it Frisbee.
1958 – In Venezuela, Marcos Perez Jimenez is deposed in a two-day strike.
2000 - The remains of the Star Dustairplane, which disappeared over the ChileanAndes over 50 years earlier, are found. The plane is known for the mysterious final message it sent.