1802 – 1st comic book “The Wasp” is published.
1863 – 1st military draft by US (exemptions cost $100).
1875 – Jesse James robs train in Otterville, Missouri.
1908 – The Democratic Party meets in Denver at the start of their convention; William Jennings Bryan is nominated as presidential nominee.
1923 – University of Delaware invents “junior year abroad” (at Sorbonne).
1928 – Sliced bread sold for the first time by the Chillicothe Baking Company, Missouri. Described as the greatest forward step in the baking industry since bread was wrapped.
1941 – US forces land in Iceland to forestall Nazi invasion.
1949 – “Dragnet” premieres on NBC radio; also a TV series in 1951 & 1967.
1960 – USSR shoots down a US aircraft over Barents sea.
1961 – James R. Hoffa elected chairman of Teamsters.
1967 – Doors’ “Light My Fire” hits #1.
1975 – TV soap opera “Ryan’s Hope” premieres.
1981 – Sandra Day O’Connor nominated for the Supreme Court.
1986 – IBM-PC DOS Version 3.2 (updated) released.
1987 – Lt. Col. Oliver North began public testimony at Iran-Contra hearing.
1991 – Nolan Ryan possible 8th no-hitter ends in the 8th inning.
1997 – Tower, Minnesota temperature dips to 24 degrees.
2005 – Influenced by Live 8, the G8 leaders pledge to double 2004 levels of aid to Africa from US$25 to US$50 billion by the year 2010.
2013 – 127th Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: Andy Murray beats Novack Dokovic (6-4 7-5 6-4) becoming the first British man to win a Wimbledon tennis title since 1936.
2017 – Tesla Motors produced its first mass-marketed car, the Model 3.
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