1858 – The first transcontinental mail service to San Francisco begins
1890 – Agatha Christie is born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/agatha-christie-is-born
1954 – Famous Marilyn Monroe “skirt” scene filmed
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/famous-marilyn-monroe-skirt-scene-filmed
1962 – The Four Seasons earn their first #1 hit with “Sherry”
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-four-seasons-earn-their-first-1-hit-with-sherry
2008 – Lehman Brothers bankruptcy
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lehman-brothers-collapses
