1973 – Skylab (pictured), the United States' first
space station, is launched. Its launch marked the last time a
Saturn V rocket was used in spaceflight.
1998 – The finale of the long running sit-com
Seinfeld airs on
NBC, with 76 million viewers tuning in.
1927 – University of Chicago's local collegiate organization, Phi Sigma, becomes incorporated under the laws of the State of Illinois as
Eta Sigma Phi, the National Honorary Classical Fraternity.