1900 – British Open Men’s Golf, St. Andrews: Englishman J.H. Taylor wins title for 3rd time; beats runner-up Harry Vardon by 8 shots.
1912 – Army tests 1st machine gun mounted on a plane.
1917 – Melvin Jones and a number of Chicago businessmen found Lions Club International, now the largest service organization in the world.
1929 – Vatican City becomes a sovereign state.
1936 – Charles “Lucky” Luciano is convicted on 62 counts of compulsory prostitution.
1938 – Boeing 314 Clipper flying boat 1st flown (Eddie Allen)
1952 – 84th Belmont: Eddie Arcaro aboard One Count wins in 2:30.2.
1953 – 1st color network telecast in compatible color (Boston, Massachusetts)
1958 – Songwriter and impresario Berry Gordy Jr. founds Tamla Records, precursor to Motown Records, in Detroit, Michigan.
1965 – Gemini 4 completes 62 orbits.
1969 – “Johnny Cash Show” debuts on ABC-TV.
1972 – Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey’s musical “Grease” starring Barry Bostwick, Carole Demas, and Adrienne Barbeau, opens at Broadhurst Theater, New York City; runs for 3,388 performances.
1978 – “Thank God I’m a Country Boy” by John Denver hits #1.
1989 – Wayne Gretzky wins his 9th NHL Hart (MVP) Trophy in 10 years.
1998 – 52nd Tony Awards: “The Lion King” (musical) and “Art” (play) win.
2001 – BP announces that it will build a new $600 million platform offshore that is expected to double the company’s production of natural gas there by 2004.
2006 – British Houses of Parliament temporarily shut down due to anthrax alert.
2010 – MLB Draft: Southern Nevada outfielder Bryce Harper first pick by Washington Nationals.
2020 – National Guard pulled out of Washington, D.C. and curfew ends in New York as anti-racism protests stay largely peaceful.
2021 – Vice-President Kamala Harris visiting Guatemala on her first foreign trip announces task forces on corruption and human trafficking.
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