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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 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-hour 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 hours, 4 minutes)

1985 Angel Cordero becomes 3rd jockey to ride horses earning over $100 M

1985 Michael Secrest (U.S.) completes 24-hour ride of 516 miles, 427 yards

1985 Michael Secrest (U.S.) begins 24-hour 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 hours, 28 minutes, around Vihara Maha Devi Park, Colombo, Sri Lanka

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

1940 Giorgio Moroder, born in Ortisei, Italy, 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 General JEB Stuart completes his "ride around McClellan"

1847 Moses Garrish Farmer builds 1st miniature train for children to ride


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