1639 – Viceroy Thomas Wentworth sails back to England
1776 – Nathan Hale leaves Harlem Heights Camp (127th St) for spy mission
1940 – 49 die and 200 injured when Hercules Powder Co plant explodes (NJ)
1962 – Wash Senator Tom Cheney strikes out record 21 Orioles in 16 inn game
1981 – Red Sox rookie Bob Ojeda no-hits Yanks for 8 innings before Rick Cerone and Dave Winfield lead off 9th with back-to-back doubles
1986 – “Blue Velvet” directed by David Lynch, Starring Isabella Rossellini, Kyle MacLachlan and Dennis Hopper debuts in Toronto
1987 – Vince Coleman steals his 100th base for 3rd straight year
1988 – 1st NFL regular-season game played in Phoenix; Cowboys beat Card
2007 – Former Philippine President Joseph Estrada is convicted of the crime of plunder.
2018 – More than 3,600 children reported abused by Catholic priests in Germany (1946-2014) in leaked report