1873 – French poet Paul Verlaine wounds Arthur Rimbaud with pistol
1940 – Battle of Britain begins as Nazi forces attack shipping convoys in the English Channel
1947 – Muhammad Ali Jinnah is recommended as the first Governor General of Pakistan by then Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Clement Attlee
1956 – 650,000 US steel workers go on strike
1956 – US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island
1965 – Rolling Stones score their 1st US #1 single “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction”
1971 – National Women’s Political Caucus (NWPC) founded in US by women including Bella Abzug, Betty Friedan, Shirley Chisholm, Myrlie Evers-Williams and Gloria Steinem
1973 – Bahamas declares Independence from UK and adopts constitution
1977 – “Happy End” closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC after 75 performances
1991 – L’Express Airlines Beechcraft C-99 crashes in Alabama, killing 13