1893 – Katherine Lee Bates writes “America the Beautiful” in Colorado.
1916 – A bomb exploded during a Preparedness Day parade in San Francisco killing 10.
1921 – US Open Men’s Golf, Columbia CC: Englishman Jim Barnes wins his 3rd of his 4 major titles by 9 strokes ahead of runners-up Walter Hagen and Fred McLeod.
1923 – Washington Senators future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Walter Johnson becomes 1st to reach 3,000 career strikeout milestone (en route to 3,508) with 5 K’s in 3-1 win over Cleveland Indians.
1933 – Wiley Post completes the 1st solo flight around world, takes 7 days and 19 hours.
1942 – Gasoline rationing using coupons begins.
1955 – Richard Nixon becomes the first Vice President to preside over a cabinet meeting.
1960 – Cuba nationalized all US-owned sugar factories.
1963 – In their second clash Sonny Liston once again KOs Floyd Patterson in round 1 at the Convention Center, Las Vegas to retain the world heavyweight boxing title.
1972 – 10.84 inches of rainfall, Fort Ripley, Minnesota (state 24-hour record)
1975 – House of Representatives votes to restore citizenship to General Robert E. Lee.
1983 – California Angels outfielder Brian Downing’s error ends his record streak at 244 games.
1986 – House of Representatives impeaches Judge Harry E. Claiborne for tax evasion.
1990 – 90th US Golf Amateur Championship won by Phil Mickelson.
1991 – Jeffrey Dahmer confesses to killing 17 men in 1978.
1994 – Former NFL running back, broadcaster and actor O.J. Simpson pleads “Absolutely 100% Not Guilty” of murder.
2007 – British Open Men’s Golf, Carnoustie: Irishman Padraig Harrington beats Sergio Garcia of Spain by 1 in a 4-hole aggregate playoff to claim his first major championship; first Irishman to win the Open in 60 years.
2016 – Japan’s Funai Electric announced they will manufacture the world’s last video cassette this month.
2019 – NFL’s Dallas Cowboys named most valuable sports team in the world worth $5 billion, MLB’s New York Yankees 2nd at $4.6 billion, Real Madrid 3rd with $4.2 billion, according to Forbes.
2021 – United States at “another pivotal point in pandemic” says CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky as the Delta variant becomes dominant.
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