1944 – Nazi forces carry out a massacre of 642 civilians in the French village Oradour-sur-Glane
1962 – A one-day record 54 home runs hit in baseball
1968 – KCFW TV channel 9 in Kalispell, MT (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting
1972 – Hank Aaron’s grandslammer (14) ties him for NL lead with Gil Hodges and moves him ahead of Willie Mays as #2 HR hitter (649)
1974 – Rumor’s government in Italy resigns
1977 – James Earl Ray (Martin Luther King’s killer) escapes from prison
1981 – Seven Brothers Square in Bronx named honoring 7 Santini Bro Moving Co
1994 – China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor, PRC
1994 – Biggest European clock ever (9100 kg/(237) 2.5 m) at Aarle-Rixtel
1995 – 127th Belmont Stakes: Gary Stevens aboard Thunder Gulch wins in 2:32