competition: This Happened on My Birthday

0064 Great fire of Rome: A fire begins to burn in the merchant area of Rome and soon burns completely out of control while Emperor Nero reportedly plays his lyre and sings while watching the blaze from a safe distance.
1953 Rock star Elvis Presley made his first recording in Sun Studios.
1986 Videotapes released showing Titanic's sunken remains
1974 World's tallest structure, 646-m Polish radio mast, completed
1959 The first black to win a major golf tournament (William Wright)
1940 The first successful helicopter flight, Stratford, Ct