1876 – Tsunamis after earthquake floods NE coast of Japan, kills 28,000
1894 – Phillies beat Cincinnati Reds, 21-8
1904 – Side-wheeler passenger paddlesteamer “General Slocum” burns in NY’s East River (1,031 die)
1984 – “Thicke Of The Night” TV Talk Show last airs in syndication
1986 – Juli Inkster wins LPGA Lady Keystone Golf Open
1990 – “Dick Tracy” with Warren Beatty and Madonna premieres
1991 – Climactic eruption of the Mount Pinatubo volcano in the Philippines, the second-largest volcanic eruption on Earth of the 20th century
1992 – Ghana Airways inaugurates flights to JFK Airport (NYC)
1997 – “Little Foxes” closes at Vivian Beaumont Theater NYC after 56 performances
2015 – Remains of a 2,000 year old women dubbed “the sleeping beauty” are announced discovered in Northern Ethiopia from ancient kingdom of Aksum