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1902
 
    
French automobile pioneer Leon Serpollet sets a new land speed record, driving a steam car at 75 mph along the Promenade des Anglais in Nice       
1923
 
    
Arthur Honegger's Pacific 231, inspired by the sounds of a steam train, has its first performance in Paris       
1979
 
   
Partial meltdown of a US nuclear power station at Three Mile Island, near Harrisburg, spreads radioactive steam over a large surrounding area