1906 – Pogrom against Jews in Bialystok, Polish Russia
1917 – 1st German air attack on England, 100+ killed in East London
1926 – 31st Women’s French Championships: Suzanne Lenglen beats Mary Kendall Browne (6-1, 6-0)
1934 – Max Baer KO’s Primo Carnera in 11 for HW box champ in Long Island City
1938 – Dorothy Lathrop wins 1st Caldecott Medal (kid books author)
1969 – John Lennon and Yoko Ono appear on David Frost’s British TV Show
1979 – Canada all out for 45 runs in Cricket World Cup v England, in 40.3 overs
1983 – 5 killed in a fire at a Ramada Inn in Fort Worth, Tx
1987 – 41st NBA Championship: LA Lakers beat Boston Celtics, 4 games to 2
2005 – Asafa Powell of Jamaica sets a new Men’s 100 meters world record of 9.77 at the Athens Olympic Stadium