1798 – US Marine Corps established by an act of Congress.
1804 – Vice President of the United States Aaron Burr mortally wounds former Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton in a pistol duel.
1914 – Future Baseball Hall of Fame slugger Babe Ruth makes his MLB debut as a pitcher for Boston Red Sox; earns 4-3 win against the Cleveland Naps at Fenway Park.
1923 – Harry Frazee sells Red Sox to Ohio businessman for $1M.
1943 – US 45th Division occupies airport Comiso, Sicily.
1944 – Franklin Roosevelt announces that he will run for a fourth term as President of the United States.
1952 – General Eisenhower nominated as Republican US presidential candidate.
1955 – Congress authorizes all US currency to say “In God We Trust”
1960 – “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee is first published by J. B. Lippincott & Co.
1962 – 1st transatlantic TV transmission via satellite (Telstar 1)
1967 – “The Newlywed Game” premieres in the US on ABC-TV.
1967 – Kenny Rogers forms 1st Edition.
1974 – House Judiciary Committee releases evidence on Watergate inquiry.
1979 – US Skylab enters atmosphere over Australia and disintegrates.
1984 – Government orders air bags and seat belts would be required on cars by 1989.
1988 – Mike Tyson hires Donald Trump as an advisor.
1993 – US Senior Open Men’s Golf, Cherry Hills CC: Jack Nicklaus wins by 1 stroke ahead of Tom Weiskopf for his second US Senior title.
2007 – “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”, the 5th film based on the books by J.K. Rowling is released.
2012 – 20th ESPY Awards: LeBron James, Brittney Griner win.
2019 – Last models of Volkswagen’s Beetle car are produced in Pueblo, Mexico, ending production worldwide after 80 years.
2019 – US stock markets reach new records, the Dow tops 27,000 points for the first time and the S&P 500 hits 3,000 points.
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