1868 – Oscar J Dunn, former slave, installed as Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana
1878 – Congress of Berlin ends, redrawing the terms of Treaty of San Stefano to give Russia less influence in old Ottoman Empire
1911 – Great Britain and Japan renew their alliance of 1902 for another four years; the reason Japan joins WWI on the Allies side
1969 – Russia launches unmanned Luna 15 to Moon
1985 – New York Yankees retire Roger Maris (9) and Elston Howard (32) uniform numbers
1993 – 64th MLB All-Star Game: AL wins 9-3 at Camden Yards, Baltimore; MVP: Kirby Puckett (Minnesota Twins)
1996 – Cigar wins a record 16th consecutive race, tying Citation’s record from 1940
1999 – 70th MLB All-Star Game: AL wins 4-1 at Fenway Park, Boston
2005 – TV police procedural “The Closer” debuts on TNT starring Kyra Sedgwick
2014 – British Open Women’s Golf, Royal Birkdale GC: American Mo Martin wins her first major title, 1 shot ahead of runners-up Shanshan Feng and Suzann Pettersen