2014 Event Walt Disney Co. is replacing attractions at some of its parks with rides and features from its hit movie 'Frozen'; in one such change, the Maelstrom ride in the Norway section of Epcot will be replaced by a 'Frozen' attraction to open in 2016 2012 Event America's first female astronaut, Sally Ride, dies of pancreatic cancer at age 61 2010 Event Two men on motorcycles fatally shot Pedro Alcantara de Souza, a Brazilian land reform activist, five times in the head while he tried to ride his bicycle in Para 2000 Death Marc Davis, Disney cartoonist, designed Disney's Pirates of the Carribean ride, dies at 86 1995 Event "Broadway Limited" last train ride (began in 1902) 1993 Event 16 year old Keron Thomas disguises himself as a motorman and takes New York City subway train and 2,000 passengers on a 3 hour ride 1992 Event Sarah Ferguson wears paper bag over her head on airline ride 1989 Event Longest Cab Ride Ever: 14,000 miles cost $16,000! 1989 Event California Quake amusement ride opens at Universal Studios 1988 Event 3 men end 29-hour all-466-station subway ride in New York City 1988 Event Ronald J Dossenbach begins world record ride, pedaling across Canada from Vancouver BC, to Halifax, NS (13 days, 15 hours, 4 minutes) 1985 Event Angel Cordero becomes 3rd jockey to ride horses earning over $100 M 1985 Event Michael Secrest (U.S.) completes 24-hour ride of 516 miles, 427 yards 1985 Event Michael Secrest (U.S.) begins 24-hour ride of 516 miles, 427 yards 1985 Event Laffit Pincay, Jr. is third to ride 6,000th winners at Santa Anita 1983 Event 7th Shuttle Mission-Challenger 2 launched-Sally Ride 1st U.S. woman 1982 Event Sally Ride announced as 1st woman astronaut 1981 Death Wanda Hendrix, actress (Sierra, Ride the Pink Horse), dies 1979 Event Vivekananda (Sri Lanka) completes nonstop cycle ride of 187 hours, 28 minutes, around Vihara Maha Devi Park, Colombo, Sri Lanka 1975 Event Veronica and Colin Scargill (England) complete tandem bicycle ride, a record 18,020 miles around the world 1974 Event Canadian John Hathaway begins 2-yr ride of 50,600 miles 1974 Event Veronica and Colin Scargill (England) begin tandem bicycle ride a record 18,020 miles around the world, completed on August 27, 1975 1973 Event Pirates of Caribbean ride opens at Disney World 1973 Birthday Paul Walker, born in Glendale, California, actor, known for 'The Fast and the Furious' movie, also appeared in films, '2 Fast 2 Furious', 'Joy Ride', 'Eight Below' 1973 Event Walter Blum becomes 6th jockey to ride 4,000 winners 1972 Event Apollo astronauts John Young and Charles Duke ride on Moon 1971 Event Apollo 15 astronauts take 6 hour electric car ride on Moon 1969 Event Diana Crump becomes 1st U.S. woman jockey to ride against men, Hialelah 1965 Event Beatles' "Ticket to Ride," single goes #1 1965 Event Beatles "Ticket to Ride" is released in U.K. 1962 Event New Orleans Citizens Co gives free 1-way ride to blacks to move North 1961 Event "Let It Ride" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City after 68 performances 1961 Event "Let It Ride" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City for 68 performances 1961 Event Freedom Ride Coordinating Committee establishes in Atlanta 1961 Birthday John Stockwell, Galveston, Texas, actor, Born to Ride, City Limits 1959 Birthday Per Gessle, rocker, Roxette-Joy Ride 1958 Birthday Jennifer Tilly, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Let it Ride, Off Beat, Psycho II 1952 Event Last tram ride in London 1952 Event Johnny Longden becomes 2nd jockey to ride 4,000 winners 1951 Birthday Sally Kristen Ride, born in Los Angeles, California, 1st U.S. woman astronaut, STS-7, STS 41G 1951 Birthday Sally Ride, born in Encino, California, physicist, astronaut, first American woman crewmember in space on the Challenger, founded NASA's Office of Exploration 1951 Birthday Judy Rodman, Riverside California, country singer, Girls Ride Horses Too 1940 Birthday Giorgio Moroder, born in Ortisei, Italy, composer, Let it Ride, Cat People, Top Gun 1938 Birthday Allen Toussaint, Naomi Neville, pianist/songwriter, Ride Your Pony 1918 Birthday Anne Gwynne, Waco, Texas, actress, Ride 'em Cowboy, House of Frankenstein 1904 Event 1st day of New York City subway, 350,000 people ride 9.1 mile tracks 1902 Event President Teddy Roosevelt became 1st U.S. chief executive to ride in a car 1887 Event Carlisle D. Graham survives 2nd ride in Niagara waterfall in barrel 1862 Event JEB Stuart completes his "2nd ride around McClellan" 1862 Event General JEB Stuart completes his "ride around McClellan" 1847 Event Moses Garrish Farmer builds 1st miniature train for children to ride
