On this day in 1992, a meteorite estimated at 13-kilograms landed in a driveway in Peekskill, New York, destroying a 1980 Chevrolet Malibu. In 1936, generators at Boulder Dam (later renamed Hoover Dam) began transmitting electricity from the Colorado River 266 miles to Los Angeles, California. In 1888, the Washington Monument officially opened to the general public. In 1776, Father Francisco Palou founded Mission San Francisco de Asis in what is now San Francisco, California. In 1604, Supernova 1604--the most recent supernova to be observed in the Milky Way--was seen for the first time. And in 1000, Leif Ericson became the first known European to walk in North America. Happy Birthday Annika S