On This Day in History
Pelé scores his 1,000th goal
1969Playing for Santos against Vasco da Gama at the Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro, Pelé scored his thousandth goal. (Pelé)
Also on this day
- 1991 Luis Miguel releases Romance — Mexican singer Luis Miguel released the album Romance, which helped revive interest in bolero music.
- 1985 Reagan and Gorbachev meet in Geneva — The first of five summits between Soviet general secretary Mikhail Gorbachev and U.S. president Ronald Reagan began in Geneva.
- 1933 Spanish women vote in a general election — A coalition of right-wing parties won a majority in Spain's Congress of Deputies, in the first general election held after suffrage was extended to women.