1203 – Siege of Constantinople begins during the fourth Crusade; Roman Catholic Crusaders aboard a Venetian fleet attack the city
1862 – United army officially divides corps
1882 – Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: Defending champion William Renshaw beats twin brother Ernest Renshaw 6-1, 2-6, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
1903 – The Russian Social Democratic Workers Party meets, first in Brussels and then London because their leaders have been forced into exile by the Russian Government
1934 – Babe Ruth draws his 2,000th base on balls at Cleveland
1941 – NY Yankee Joe DiMaggio’s 56-game hitting streak ends in Cleveland
1979 – Sebastian Coe runs world record 3:49 mile in Oslo
1997 – STS 94 (Columbia 23), lands
2005 – British Open Golf, St. Andrews: Tiger Woods wins his 10th major title wire-to-wire by 5 shots from Scotsman Colin Montgomerie
2018 – Barack Obama gives speech honoring Nelson Mandela and warning of “strongman politics” in Johannesburg, South Africa