1843 – Committee of 9 appointed to establish civil government in Oregon Country.
1865 – US Secret Service begins operating under the Treasury Department.
1934 – “Bloody Thursday” – Police open fire on striking longshoremen in San Francisco.
1935 – FDR signs US National Labor Relations Act.
1937 – Spam, the luncheon meat is first introduced into the market by the Hormel Foods Corporation.
1943 – US invasion fleet (96 ships) sails to Sicily.
1946 – British Golf Open, St. Andrews: Sam Snead beats Johnny Bulla and Bobby Locke by 4 strokes.
1950 – US forces enter combat in the Korean War for the first time, in the Battle of Osan.
1953 – Phillies pitcher Robin Roberts hurls his 28th consecutive MLB complete game in a 2-0 win over Pittsburgh.
1966 – NYC transit fare rises 15 cents to 20 cents.
1971 – 26th amendment to the US constitution certified (reduces voting age to 18)
1986 – Nancy Reagan cuts a red, white and blue ribbon to reopen Statue of Liberty after refurbishment.
1987 – A’s 1st baseman Mark McGwire becomes first rookie to hit 30 HRs before the MLB All-Star Game as Oakland beats Red Sox, 6-2.
1989 – “The Seinfeld Chronicles” {or Good News, Bad News}, pilot episode of Seinfeld starring Jerry Seinfeld debuts on NBC.
1989 – Barry Bonds homers in Pittsburgh’s 6-4 loss vs SF Giants, joining father Barry Bonds as MLB father-son HR record holders (408).
1991 – MLB owners approve Colorado Rockies and Florida Marlins as new NL franchises to start play in 1993.
1994 – The United States announces it will no longer accept unrestricted immigration from Haiti.
1994 – Amazon.com founded in Bellevue, Washington by Jeff Bezos.
2008 – Wimbledon Women’s Tennis: Venus Williams successfully defends her title beating younger sister Serena 7-5, 6-4.
2016 – FBI releases report stating Hillary Clinton “extremely careless” in
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