1598 – Spanish theater plays “Moros y Los Cristianos” in Rio Grande
1934 – Carl Hubbell strikes out Ruth, Gehrig and Foxx in All star game
1962 – US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island
1971 – Failed assassination attempt on King Hassan II of Morocco, 101 killed
1981 – US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1990 – All star MVP: Julio Franco (Texas Rangers)
1991 – Foreign Minister R.F. Botha of South Africa signs accession to the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty on behalf of South Africa
1993 – Melchior Ndadaye becomes 1st Hutu Burundi President, Sylvie Kinigi Prime Minister
2000 – EADS, the world’s second largest aerospace group is formed by the merger of Aérospatiale-Matra, DASA, and CASA
2002 – 10th ESPY Awards: Tiger Woods, Venus Williams win