1907 – Ocean liner RMS Lusitania begins her maiden voyage sailing from Liverpool to New York City.
1916 – Workmen’s Compensation Act passed by Congress.
1935 – Romantic comedy film “Page Miss Glory” starring Marion Davies premieres in the United States.
1941 – US National Championship Men’s Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: 1939 champion Bobby Riggs beats Frank Kovacs 5-7, 6-1, 6-3, 6-3.
1943 – Fire in decrepit old Gulf Hotel kills 45 (Houston, Texas)
1952 – New York Yankees’ Johnny Mize has a pinch-hit grand slam to give the Yankees a 5-1 win at Washington, giving him a home run in all 15 major league parks.
1954 – Integration begins in Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, Maryland public schools.
1963 – American Bandstand moves to California and airs once a week on Saturday.
1965 – Hurricane Betsy kills 74 in Florida, Mississippi and Louisiana.
1970 – Chicago White Sox use record 41 players in doubleheader and lose both games.
1974 – Revival of Harry Tierney and Joseph McCarthy’s 1919 musical “Irene”, starring Debbie Reynolds, closes at Minskoff Theater in New York City after 605 performances.
1981 – Jerry Lewis’ 16th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $31.5 million.
1986 – Dan Marino throws his 100th career touchdown pass, the fastest quarterback in NFL history to do so.
1988 – Guy Lafleur, Tony Esposito and Brad Park inducted into NHL Hall of Fame.
1993 – Late night talk show “The Chevy Chase Show” debuts on FOX TV; cancelled after 6 weeks.
2001 – The Federal Trade Commission approves Chevron’s bid to buy Texaco.
2008 – US Government takes control of the country’s two largest mortgage financing companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
2014 – US Open Women’s Tennis: Serena Williams wins her 3rd straight title; beats Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark 6-3, 6-3.
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