1662 – Charles II of Great Britain sells Dunkirk to France for 2.5 million livres (320,000 English pounds)
1876 – Henry Morton Stanley’s reaches Lualaba River
1899 – Sutro railroad sold to Robert F Morrow for $215,000
1927 – Ban Johnson, in failing health, retires as AL President
1935 – Pacific Association of AAU votes not to participate in Berlin Olympics
1956 – England’s 1st large scale nuclear power station opens
1967 – Memorial service for Brian Epstein at New London Synagogue
1974 – NBA New Orleans Jazz begin a 28 game road losing streak
1975 – 1st Space Shuttle main engine test at National Space Tech Labs, Miss
2018 – The revived “The Connors” debuts on ABC TV starring Sara Gilbert, Laurie Metcalf and John Goodman, without fired former star Roseanne Barr