1777 – Vermont declares independence from New York
1865 – San Francisco Dramatic Chronicle starts
1871 – Jefferson Long of Georgia sworn in as 2nd black congressman
1905 – Baseball outfielder Frank Huelsman completes eighth transaction in 8 months
1905 – Stanley Cup, Dey’s Arena, Ottawa, ON: Ottawa Senators rout Dawson City (Yukon), 23-2 for 2-0 series sweep; most lopsided challenge playoff game in history; Frank McGee 14 goals
1933 – Cricket’s Bodyline Tour: Australian batsman Bert Oldfield’s skull fractured by delivery bowled by Englishman Harold Larwood during the third test in Adelaide
1938 – LPGA Titleholders Championship Women’s Golf, Augusta CC: Patty Berg retains title by a massive 14 strokes ahead of Jane Cothran
1965 – 4th AFL All Star Game, Jeppeson Stadium, Houston: Western Division beats Eastern Division, 38-14; MVPs: Keith Lincoln, LA Chargers, RB; Willie Brown, Denver Broncos, DB
1997 – Anthony Stuart takes ODI hat-trick, Aus v Pakistan, MCG
2019 – Australian Bureau of Meteorology tweets last four days were the country’s hottest on record with Tarcoola, South Australia, reaching 49 C (120 F), Port Augusta 48.5 C (119 F)