On this day in 1934, the steam locomotive Flying Scotsman became the first to officially exceed 100 miles per hour.
On this day in 1979, The Wall, a rock opera and concept album by Pink Floyd, was first released.
And on this day in 2007, Swami Rambhadracharya, a Hindu religious leader, released the first Braille version of the Bhagavad Gita scripture.