1892 – US black newspaper “Afro-American” begins publishing from Baltimore
1898 – US forces under Admiral George Dewey captures Manila during Spanish-American War
1926 – Enrique Tirabocchi of Argentina becomes the first to swim the English Channel from France to England (record 16 hours 33 minutes)
1948 – José Beyaert of France wins the cycling road race at the London Olympics; Belgium takes gold in the teams section beating Great Britain and France
1960 – USSR withdraws advisors from China
1967 – “Bonnie and Clyde”, directed by Arthur Penn and starring Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway, is released
1975 – Bayardo Bar attack: Provisional Irish Republican Army volunteers carry out a gun and bomb attack on a pub in Belfast frequented by Ulster Volunteer Force commanders; 4 Protestant civilians and 1 UVF member are killed
1988 – Boston Red Sox win AL record 24 straight home games
1999 – 32nd San Diego Comic-Con International opens at San Diego Convention Center
2017 – Gunmen kill at least 18 at a cafe in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Islamic extremists blamed