1775 – 1st naval battle of Revolution-Unity (US) captures Margaretta (Br)
1939 – Baseball Hall of Fame is dedicated in Cooperstown, New York
1942 – Tornado kills 35 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1950 – The first of two Air France DC-4 aircraft flying the same route from Saigon to Paris crashes near Bahrain, killing 46 passengers and crew, while 6 survive; a second DC-4 on the same route crashes two days later a few miles away under similar circumstances
1978 – David Berkowitz sentenced in NY Supreme Court to 25 yrs to life
1993 – “Three Little Pigs” by Green Jelly hits #17
2011 – 65th Tony Awards: “The Book of Mormon” (musical) and “War Horse” (play) win
2017 – Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny sentenced to 30 days administrative arrest for organizing rallies