1946 - First night game at Yankee Stadium (Senators 2, Yankees 1)
1968 - MLB: NL grants San Diego Padres a franchise
1975 - Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is established by the Treaty of Lagos
1990 - David Robilliard achieves the longest bicycle wheelie at with 5 hours, 12 minutes, and 33 seconds
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