1683 – William Penn signs friendship treaty with Lenni Lenape Indians in Pennsylvania; only treaty “not sworn to, nor broken”
1810 – John Jacob Astor organizes the Pacific Fur Company in Astoria, Oregon.
1819 – First edition of “The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.” by Washington Irving released, featuring story “Rip Van Winkle”
1917 – Ernie Shore replaces Red Sox with a runner on, he throws him out & retires all 26 he faces for a perfect game.
1922 – 57th British Gold Open: Walter Hagen shoots a 300 at Royal St. George.
1926 – The College Board administers the first SAT exam in USA.
1933 – Don McNeill’s Pepper Pot (Breakfast Club) begins 35 1/2 year run on NBC.
1938 – Marineland opens in Florida-1st Aquarium.
1947 – US President Truman’s veto of Taft-Hartley Act overridden by Congress.
1955 – Walt Disney’s “Lady & the Tramp” released.
1958 – US Federal judge rules race separation must end in 2 1/2 years in Little Rock, Arkansas.
1960 – “Pat Boone Show” last airs on ABC-TV.
1961 – Cubs Ernie Banks ends his 717 consecutive-games-played streak.
1970 – “Red Skelton Show” last airs on CBS-TV, moved to NBC-TV.
1972 – US President Nixon & his Chief of Staff H.R. Haldeman agree to use CIA to cover up Watergate.
1979 – Charlie Daniels Band releases “The Devil Went Down to Georgia”
1983 – US Supreme Court ruled Congress could not veto presidential decisions.
1993 – United Nations authorizes worldwide oil embargo against Haiti.
2005 – San Antonio Spurs beat Detroit Piston 4-3 in NBA finals MVP: Tim Duncan (his third), San Antonio
2009 – Akio Toyoda is confirmed as the new President of the Toyota motor Corporation.
2017 – “Bridge Over Troubled Water” single organized Simon Cowell for those affected by Grenfell tower fire reaches No. 1 in UK charts.