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1982 Colin Wilson rides a surfboard 294 miles
1980 Steve McPeak rides 101'9" unicycle 1967 James Law rides entire New York City subway in 22 hours 12 minutes 1961 CORE begins freedom rides from Washington, D.C. 1961 William Duncan, actor (Hopalong Rides Again), dies at 81 1960 "Destry Rides Again" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 472 performances 1959 "Destry Rides Again" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 472 performances 1958 Jockey Eddie Arcaro rides his 4,000th winner 1956 Johnny Heckmann rides 7 winners at Chicago Hawthorne Horse track 1929 Peter Jeffrey, actor, Dr. Phibes Rides Again, Twinsanity 1927 Paul Eddington, actor, Devil Rides Out, Devil's Bride 1922 18-year-old Ralph Samuelson rides world's 1st water skis (Minn) 1896 1st auto in Detroit, Charles B King rides his "Horseless Carriage" 1894 Kit Guard, Denmark, actor, El Diablo Rides, Kid Courageous 1894 French cyclist Henri Desgrange rides 100km in world record 2:39:18 1868 An Hawaiian surfs on highest wave ever, he rides a 50' tidal wave 1833 Charles Darwin rides through Las Pietras, returning to Montevideo 1833 Charles Darwin rides through Corunda to Santa Fe, Argentina 1833 Charles Darwin rides horse to Santa Fe 1833 Charles Darwin rides horse to Buenos Aires 1781 Jack Jouett rides to warn Jefferson of British attack 1775 Paul Revere rides from Charleston to Lexington 1040 Lady Godiva rides naked on horseback to force her husband, the Earl of Mercia, to lower taxes |
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