1240 – A Novgorodian army led by Alexander Nevsky defeats the Swedes in the Battle of the Neva
1901 – NY Giant Christy Mathewson no-hits St Louis, 5-0
1939 – Clara Adams is the first woman to complete a commercial round-the-world flight from New York, lasting 16 days and 19 hours
1944 – Greenwich Royal Observatory in London damaged by WW II flying bomb
1954 – 110°F (43°C) at Balcony Falls, Virginia (state record)
1957 – Dutch Super Constellation crashes near New Guinea, 56 die
1969 – Cincinnati Red Lee May hits 4 HRs in a doubleheader
1972 – British Open Men’s Golf, Muirfield: Lee Trevino claims his second straight Claret Jug; first to successfully defend his title since Arnold Palmer in 1962; wins by 1 stroke from Jack Nicklaus
1983 – Film version of “The Pirates of Penzance”, starring Kevin Kline, Linda Ronstadt, and Angela Lansbury premieres in US
2014 – 85th MLB All-Star Game: AL wins 5-3 at Target Field, Minnesota