1788 – Russian explorer Gerasim Izmailov reaches Alaska
1892 – The Limelight Department, one of the world’s first film studios, is officially established in Melbourne, Australia
1900 – -12] Battle at Diamond Hill: British troops chase General Botha
1921 – Brazil adopts women’s suffrage
1943 – British invades Pantelleria (a tiny island south of Sicily)
1944 – 1st Serbian Orthodox cathedral in US, Cathedral of St Sava, NYC
1963 – Buddhist monk Thích Quảng Đức immolates himself at a Saigon intersection, creating one of the Vietnam War’s most iconic images
1978 – Christa Tybus of London sets record of 24½ hrs of hula-hoop
1992 – Tracy Austin, 29, is youngest inductee of International Tennis Hall of Fame
2016 – 148th Belmont Stakes: Irad Ortiz Jr. aboard Creator wins in 2:28:51