1244 – Khwarezmian Tatars sack Jerusalem, decimating the city’s Christian population and driving out Jews
1893 – A revolution led by the liberal general and politician, José Santos Zelaya, takes over state power in Nicaragua
1939 – 7th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 3-1 at Yankee Stadium, New York NY Yankee/AL manager Joe McCarthy starts 6 Yankees players
1943 – US 82nd Airborne division shot at by “friendly fire” in Sicily
1978 – 49th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 7-3 at San Diego Stadium
1984 – 55th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 3-1 at Candlestick Park, San Francisco
1987 – Heart’s “Alone” single goes #1 for 3 weeks
1990 – NYC police arrest “Dartman” (stabbed over 50 women with darts)
2019 – Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft lands on the Ryugu asteroid 300m km (185m miles) from earth for a second time to collect samples
2021 – Rare mass anti-government protests across Cuba due to economic hardships and effects of COVID-19 led to widespread arrests