1862 – JEB Stuart completes his “second ride around McClellan”
1933 – John Dillinger escapes from jail in Allen County, Ohio
1943 – US bombs Rabaul, New Britain
1944 – German army retreats from Athens
1950 – “Call Me Madam” opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 644 performances
1961 – “Let It Ride” opens at Eugene O’Neill Theater NYC for 68 performances
1973 – Israeli counter offensive in southern Syria
1988 – MLB National League Championship: Los Angeles Dodgers beat New York Mets, 4 games to 3
1993 – “Mixed Emotions” opens at John Golden Theater NYC for 48 performances
2013 – 15 people are killed by a series of explosions in a fireworks factory in Vietnam