1719 – Jacobite Rising: Battle of Glen Shiel.
1794 – Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia forms
1865 – Richard Wagner’s opera “Tristan und Isolde” premieres in Munich, Germany
1916 – Great Arab Revolt begins against ruling Ottoman turks
1933 – Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker flip their car into a ravine. Parker suffers serious third degree burns from the accident which would affect her for the rest of her life.
1968 – “Danny Thomas Hour” last airs on NBC-TV
1987 – Discovery’s SRBs and External Tank are mated
1990 – Detroit Pistons beat Trailblazers for 1st time since 1974 in Portland
1990 – French Open Men’s Tennis: Andres Gomez of Ecuador wins his 1st and only career Grand Slam title; beats American Andre Agassi 6-3, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
1990 – “Meet Me in St Louis” closes at Gershwin Theater NYC after 253 performances