2000 Marc Davis, Disney cartoonist, designed Disney's Pirates of the Carribean ride, dies at 86
1995 "Broadway Limited" last train ride (began in 1902)
1993 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 Princess Sarah Ferguson wears paper bag over her head on airline ride
1989 Longest Cab Ride Ever: 14,000 miles cost $16,000!
1989 California Quake amusement ride opens at Universal Studios
1988 3 men end 29-hr all-466-station subway ride in New York City
1988 Ronald J Dossenbach begins world record ride, pedaling across Canada from Vancouver BC, to Halifax, NS (13 days, 15 hr, 4 min)
1985 Angel Cordero becomes 3rd jockey to ride horses earning over $100 M
1985 Michael Secrest (U.S.) completes 24-hr ride of 516 miles, 427 yards
1985 Michael Secrest (U.S.) begins 24-hr ride of 516 miles, 427 yards
1985 Laffit Pincay, Jr. is third to ride 6,000th winners at Santa Anita
1983 7th Shuttle Mission-Challenger 2 launched-Sally Ride 1st U.S. woman
1982 Sally Ride announced as 1st woman astronaut
1981 Wanda Hendrix, actress (Sierra, Ride the Pink Horse), dies
1979 Vivekananda (Sri Lanka) completes nonstop cycle ride of 187 hrs, 28 min, around Vihara Maha Devi Park, Colombo, Sri Lanka [From May 2]
1975 Veronica and Colin Scargill (England) complete tandem bicycle ride, a record 18,020 miles around the world
1974 Canadian John Hathaway begins 2-yr ride of 50,600 miles
1974 Veronica and Colin Scargill (England) begin tandem bicycle ride a record 18,020 miles around the world, completed on August 27, 1975
1973 Pirates of Caribbean ride opens at Disneyland
1973 Walter Blum becomes 6th jockey to ride 4,000 winners
1972 Apollo astronauts John Young and Charles Duke ride on Moon
1971 Apollo 15 astronauts take 6 hour electric car ride on Moon
1969 Diana Crump becomes 1st U.S. woman jockey to ride against men, Hialelah
1965 Beatles' "Ticket to Ride," single goes #1
1965 Beatles "Ticket to Ride" is released in U.K.
1962 New Orleans Citizens Co gives free 1-way ride to blacks to move North
1961 "Let It Ride" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City after 68 performances
1961 "Let It Ride" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City for 68 performances
1961 Freedom Ride Coordinating Committee establishes in Atlanta
1961 John Stockwell, Galveston, Texas, actor, Born to Ride, City Limits
1959 Per Gessle, rocker, Roxette-Joy Ride
1958 Jennifer Tilly, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Let it Ride, Off Beat, Psycho II
1952 Last tram ride in London
1952 Johnny Longden becomes 2nd jockey to ride 4,000 winners
1951 Sally Kristen Ride, born in Los Angeles, California, 1st U.S. woman astronaut, STS-7, STS 41G
1951 Sally Ride, American Astronaut
1951 Judy Rodman, Riverside California, country singer, Girls Ride Horses Too
1944 Kinky Friedman, Palestine, Texas, country rocker
1940 Giorgio Moroder, composer, Let it Ride, Cat People, Top Gun
1938 Allen Toussaint, [Naomi Neville], pianist/songwriter, Ride Your Pony
1918 Anne Gwynne, Waco, Texas, actress, Ride 'em Cowboy, House of Frankenstein
1904 1st day of New York City subway, 350,000 people ride 9.1 mile tracks
1902 President Teddy Roosevelt became 1st U.S. chief executive to ride in a car
1887 Carlisle D. Graham survives 2nd ride in Niagara waterfall in barrel
1862 JEB Stuart completes his "2nd ride around McClellan"
1862 Gen JEB Stuart completes his "ride around McClellan"
1847 Moses Garrish Farmer builds 1st miniature train for children to ride
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