On October 11, 1975, “Saturday Night Live” (SNL), a topical comedy sketch show featuring Chevy Chase, John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Gilda Radner, Garrett Morris, Jane Curtin and Laraine Newman, makes its debut on NBC.

On October 11, 1975, the epic single “Born to Run” became Bruce Springsteen’s first-ever Top 40 hit, marking the start of his eventual transition from little-known cult figure to international superstar.

On October 11, 1975, William Jefferson Clinton marries Hillary Rodham in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

October 11, 1971 sees the release of John Lennon’s single “Imagine,” one of the most influential songs of the 20 century.

Apollo 7, the first manned Apollo mission, is launched with astronauts Walter M.

Pope John XXIII convenes an ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church—the first in 92 years.

On October 11, 1809, the famous explorer Meriwether Lewis dies under mysterious circumstances in the early hours of the morning after stopping for the night at Grinder’s Tavern along the Natchez Trace in Tennessee.

General William Howe is named the interim commander in chief of the British army in America on October 11, 1775, replacing Lieutenant General Thomas Gage.

A Pope awarded the title Defender of the Faith to King Henry VIII on this day for staunchly defending the Pontiff’s values. But there was to be an ironic twist.