1912 – American athlete Jim Thorpe is placed in top 4 in all 10 events, for an Olympic record 8,413 points to win the Decathlon gold medal at the Stockholm Olympics, medal stripped 1913 (played pro baseball), reinstated 1982.
1916 – 22.22 inches of rain falls in Altapass, NC (state record)
1916 – Boeing Company (Pacific Aero) formed by William Boeing in Seattle, Washington.
1929 – 1st airport hotel opens at Oakland, California.
1932 – President Herbert Hoover cuts own salary 15%.
1941 – Howard Florey and Norman Heatley present freeze dried mold cultures (penicillin)
1945 – PGA Championship Men’s Golf, Moraine CC: Byron Nelson wins 5th and final title and 2nd PGA title, beats ex-MLB player Sam Byrd 4&3.
1949 – WBTV TV channel 3 in Charlotte, NC (CBS) begins broadcasting.
1954 – 1st commercial jet transport plane built in US tested (Boeing 707)
1959 – The steel strike of 1959 begins, leading to significant importation of foreign steel for the first time in United States history.
1960 – Chubby Checker releases his version of “The Twist” in the US (date approximate)
1965 – “Mariner IV” sends back 1st pictures of Mars.
1973 – California Angels pitcher Nolan Ryan’s 2nd no-hitter beats Detroit Tigers, 6-0.
1980 – Billy Carter, the brother of President Jimmy Carter, registers as a foreign agent of the Libyan government after it was revealed they paid him hundreds of thousands of dollars.
1990 – US Open Women’s Golf, Atlanta Athletic Club: Defending champion Betsy King wins consecutive titles, 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Patty Sheehan, the leader after each of the first 3 rounds.
1996 – MSNBC begins Microsoft internet-NBC TV.
2009 – “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”, the 6th film based on the books by J.K. Rowling is released worldwide.
2017 – Wimbledon Women’s Tennis: Garbine Muguruza of Spain beats Venus Williams 7-5, 6-0 for her 2nd Grand Slam title.
2022 – Elton John kicks off the North American leg of his “Farewell Yellow Brick Road: The Final Tour” at Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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