1929 – 1st time NY curb stock exchange transacts more business than NY Exch
1934 – Great Smokey Mountains National Park dedicated
1940 – World War II: France surrenders to NAZI Germany, German troops occupy Paris
1944 – US forces begin invasion of Saipan in Pacific
1949 – Phils Eddie Waitkus, shot by Ruth Steinhagen, 19, at Eddgewater Hotel
1968 – “New Faces of 1965” closes at Booth Theater, NYC, after 52 performances
1969 – Mets help their power needs by adding 1st baseman Donn Clendenon
1985 – En route to Halley’s Comet, USSR’s Vega 2 drops lander on Venus
2001 – NBA Finals: Los Angeles Lakers beat Philadelphia 76ers, 100-86 in Game 5 to win back-to-back titles; MVP: Shaquille O’Neal for second straight year
2014 – US Open Men’s Golf, Pinehurst Resort: Martin Kaymer of Germany leads wire-to-wire to win his second major title, 8 strokes ahead of runners-up Erik Compton and Rickie Fowler