The spectacular explosion devastated a forested area, some 70 miles in diameter, caused seismic shock, a firestorm followed by black rain and an illumination that, it is said, could be seen for hundreds of miles. Yet, no crater was formed, and only the tops of the trees were burned at the central point of the explosion. It is said that the impact threw down horses that had been standing in a field 400 miles away and moved the tracks of the Trans-Siberian Railway, as if in an earthquake. It flash-burned people 40 miles away, melted their silverware and destroyed herds of reindeer. 

Even now, no one knows what caused the explosion ... an extraterrestrial visitor? A comet? A meteor? A black hole? An atomic explosion? 
1908 Boston's Cy Young's 2nd no-hitter, beats NY Highlanders, 8-0
1908 Giant fireball impacts in Central Siberia (Tunguska Event)
Giant fireball impacts in Siberia (Tunguska Event) (Enckes comet?)
Boston's Cy Young's 2nd no-hitter, beats NY Highlanders, 8-0

 1936 - Tony Musante
actor: Judgment, Toma, Fatal Choice, The Grissom Gang, Breaking Up is Hard To Do, geboren
Tony Musante, Bridgeport Ct, actor (David Toma-Toma, Nowhere to Hide), geboren 
Pauls Dambis, composer, geboren 
Nancy Dussault, Pensacola Fla, actress (Muriel-Too Close for Comfort), geboren 
Dave Van Ronk, rocker/actor (Caffe Lena), geboren 
1936 Nancy Dussault Pensacola Fla, actress (Muriel-Too Close for Comfort) , geboren
1936 Tony Musante Bridgeport Ct, actor (David Toma-Toma, Nowhere to Hide) , geboren

1973, George Harrison knocked Paul McCartney from the top of the US singles chart with 'Give Me Love, Give Me Peace On Earth'. His second US No.1, it reached No.8 in the UK. 
Observers aboard Concorde jet observe 72-min solar eclipse
Biggest US tanker "Brooklyn" christened (230,000 ton)
"Burns & Schreiber Comedy Hour," TV Variety; debut on ABC

1973, Slade were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Skweeze Me Pleeze Me', the groups fifth UK No.1. 
1973 In Korea, the Far Eastern Broadcasting Co. began transmitting the Gospel from HLAZ, its first radio station in this country. FBEC is active today through radio missions outreach, and focuses its work among the islands of Eastern Asia and the Pacific.
1973 Observers aboard Concorde jet observe 72-min solar eclipse

1976, Stuart Goddard, (Adam Ant), placed the following ad in the classified section of the Melody Maker, "Beat on a bass, with the B-Sides." Andy Warren answers the ad and they go on to form Adam and The Ants.
John Walker of NZ sets record for 2000 m, 4:51.4
1976 John Walker of New Zealand sets record for 2000 m, 4:51.4

Johnny Rotten & Joan Collins appear together on BBC's Juke Box Jury
"Got To Go Disco" closes at Minskoff Theater NYC after 8 performances
1979, one hit wonder Anita Ward started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Ring My Bell', also a UK No.1.

1985 - For the 13th time since 1972, the world’s official timekeeper atomic clock ticked off one extra second at 23:59 Greenwich Mean Time (also called UCT, Universal Coordinated Time) or 7:59:59 p.m. in New York. The leap second was added to compensate for the gradual slowing of the Earth’s rotation. 

1985 - The creator of the Twinkie, James A. Dewar, died on this day. Mr. Dewar created the treat in 1930. Many say that Twinkies will stay fresh almost forever. In fact, many bomb shelters in the 1960s were furnished with stockpiles of Hostess Twinkies just for that reason. More than 45 billion of the soft, cream-filled, sponge cakes have been sold.
LA Dodger Pedro Gonzalez sets NL record of 15 HRs in June
Juli Inkster wins LPGA Lady Keystone Golf Open
39 remaining hostages from Flight 847 are freed in Beirut
"King & I" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 191 performances
1985 39 remaining hostages from Flight 847 are freed in Beirut
1985 LA Dodger Pedro Gonzalez sets NL record of 15 HRs in June

1989, police were called in to control over 4,000 Bobby Brown fans trying to see him at the HMV Record store in London's Oxford Street, six fans were hospitalised and one had to be given the kiss of life.

Sudan suspends interim constitution following coup
NY State Legislature passes Staten Island secession bill
NASA closes down tracking stations in Santiago, Chile & Guam
Congressman Lukins found guilty of having sex with a 16 year old girl
Attorney General Thornburgh orders Joseph Doherty deported to UK
"Les Miserables," opens at Theatre Muzyczyny, Gdynia
1989, The Stone Roses played at Leeds Polytechnic. The gig almost didn't take place after a security man wouldn't let singer Ian Brown into the gig.
1989 Attorney General Thornburgh orders Joseph Doherty deported to the UK
1989 Congressman Lukins found guilty of having sex with a 16 year old girl
1989 NASA closes down tracking stations in Santiago, Chile & Guam
1989 NY State Legislature passes Staten Island seccession bill

 1990 - New Kids on the Block (Donnie Wahlberg, Jordan Knight, Jon Knight, Danny Wood, Joe McIntyre) stepped to number one in the U.S. with their Step by Step single, just as their Step by Step LP was stepping to #1 in the U.K.
1990, New Kids On The Block started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Step By Step'. The groups third US No.1, a No.2 hit in the UK. Their album 'Step By Step' also went to No.1 on the UK album chart today.

Hochzeit von Lisa Picotte, Filmschaffende/R, und David Kaufman (I), Filmschaffende/R, 
1990, Police raided Chuck Berry's estate and seized homemade porn videos, drugs and guns.
East & West Germany merge their economies

 1995 - Garth Brooks buried the master of his LP The Hits beneath his star on the legendary Hollywood Walk of Fame. It was the first time something like this had been done and, as far as we know, the last.
1995, soul singer Phyllis Hyman died.
 

1995, Garth Brooks was given a star on Hollywood’s Walk Of Fame. The Country singer buried the master tapes of his ‘Hits’ album under the star.
Indians' Eddie Murray, is 20th to reach 3,000 hits

 1999 - The Chicago Bulls, picking first in the NBA draft (for the first time ever), selected Duke’s power forward Elton Brand as their first overall selection. Brand had led Duke to the NCAA national title game (played March 29, 1999: UConn 77, Duke 74) and averaged 17.7 points and 9.8 rebounds per game while shooting 62 percent from the field.

Budapest: Beginn des Welttreffens der Reformierten Kirchen

 2000 - The Perfect Storm premiered in the U.S. to a nearly perfect $41.33 million opening-weekend box office. George Clooney plays Billy Tyne, captain of the Andrea Gail, in a true-life drama about -- you guessed it -- a killer storm in the North Atlantic. Tyne’s crew is Bobby Shatford (played by Mark Wahlberg), Murph, (John C. Reilly), Sully (William Fichtner), Bugsy (John Hawkes) and Alfred Pierre (Allen Payne). On Halloween 1991, they are confronted by three raging weather fronts which unexpectedly collide to produce the greatest, fiercest storm in modern history -- the perfect storm (get it?). 

2001, American guitarist and producer Chet Atkins died in Nashville aged 77. Recorded over 100 albums during his career, major influence on George Harrison and Mark Knopfler.
 

2001, Beach Boys member Al Jardine went to court in a bid to sue his former band mates, claiming he had been frozen out of the Beach Boys. The $4m suit, was filed against Mike Love, Brian Wilson, the Carl Wilson Trust and Brother Records Incorporated in a New York Superior Court. In 1998 a US judge temporarily barred Jardine from performing under the name "Beach Boys Family and Friends" after representations from Mike Love and Brother Records. Jardine lost the case in 2003.