1852 – The University of Sydney, Australia’s oldest university, is inaugurated in Sydney.
1863 – Skirmish at Rheatown/Henderson’s Mill, Tennessee
1906 – San Francisco Board of Education orders segregation in separate schools of Japanese, Chinese, and Korean children sparking diplomatic crisis
1929 – JC Penney opens store #1252 in Milford, Delaware, making it a nationwide company with stores in all 48 U.S. states.
1929 – Sean O’Casey’s “Silver Tassle” premieres in London
1932 – 1st political telecast (Democratic National Committee) at CBS, NYC
1984 – NASA launches space vehicle S-208
2000 – South African Cricket Board issues former captain Hansie Cronje with a life ban as a result of match-fixing allegations
2012 – A further 83 people are killed throughout Syria by the Syrian army
2020 – British Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton wins Eifel Grand Prix at Germany’s Nürburgring to equal Michael Schumacher’s record of 91 Formula 1 victories