On this date in...

1919...The first issue of The New York Daily News hits the stands.

1927..."The Cyclone" rollercoaster blows into Coney Island. For 25 cents New Yorkers experience a whirlwind ride that is still popular today.

1994...Thousands parade down Fifth Avenue on the 25th anniversary of the Stonewall Riot.

2012...Celebrated writer-director Nora Ephron dies in Manhattan at age 71.