1896 – Temperature hits 127 degrees F at Fort Mojave, California.
1902 – “The Wizard of Oz” musical first opens in Chicago, Illinois.
1909 – 1st US airplane sold commercially, by Glenn Curtiss for $5,000.
1929 – Otto E. Funk, 62, ends marathon walk (New York to San Francisco, 4,165 miles in 183 days)
1941 – 1st US federally owned airport opened Washington, D.C.
1947 – 1st network news – Dumont’s “News from Washington”
1960 – “Psycho”, psychological horror film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Janet Leigh, Anthony Perkins and Vera Miles, opens in New York City.
1966 – Rowan & Martin host “The Dean Martin Show” Summer Series, on NBC-TV.
1968 – US Open Golf, Oak Hill CC: Lee Trevino wins his first major title by 4 shots from Jack Nicklaus; first to play sub-70 golf in Open history.
1975 – NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks trade Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Walt Wesley to L.A. Lakers for 4 players.
1977 – Oracle Corporation is incorporated in Redwood Shores, California, as Software Development Laboratories (SOL) by Larry Ellison, Bob Miner and Ed Oates.
1984 – Edwin Moses wins his 100th consecutive 400-meter hurdles race.
1989 – “Ghostbusters II”, American supernatural comedy film sequel, directed by Ivan Reitman, starring Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd, premieres.
1991 – Otis Nixon, an Evergreen, N.C. native, steals an National League record 6 bases in 1 day.
1995 – Salt Lake City awarded the XIX Winter Olympics in 2002.
2002 – US Open Men’s Golf, Bethpage State Park: Tiger Woods wins his second Open title, 3 shots ahead of runner-up Phil Mickelson.
2015 – TV personality and real estate mogul Donald Trump launches his campaign for the Republican nomination for President at Trump Towers.
2016 – Philadelphia is the first US city to pass a tax on sweetened drinks.
2022 – Ninety-year-old cosmetics company Revlon files for bankruptcy, blaming supply issues and rising costs.
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