1815 – Battle at Quatre-Bras: allies strike French
1858 – Abraham Lincoln says “A house divided against itself cannot stand” accepting Illinois Republican Party’s nomination for the Senate
1882 – 17″ hailstones weighing 1.75 lbs fall in Dubuque Iowa
1884 – 1st roller coaster used (Coney Island NY)
1929 – Otto E Funk, 62, ends marathon walk (NY to SF, 4165 miles in 183 days)
1954 – Ngô Đình Diệm elected Prime Minister of the State of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
1958 – “Flip Top Box” by Dicky Doo and The Don’ts hits #46
1974 – French Open Men’s Tennis: Björn Borg of Sweden wins first career Grand Slam title; beats Manuel Orantes of Spain 2-6, 6-7, 6-0, 6-1, 6-1
1992 – Longest salami is 68’9 and 25 circumference, weighed 1,492lbs/5oz in Flekkefjord, Norway
2016 – British MP (L) Jo Cox is shot and killed outside her constituency surgery in Birstall, West Yorkshire