1644 – French troops occupy Mainz
1849 – Harriet Tubman 1st escapes slavery in Maryland with two of her brothers
1939 – US National Championship Men’s Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Reigning Wimbledon champion Bobby Riggs beats fellow American Welby van Horn 6-4, 6-2, 6-4
1957 – Scott Crossfield takes X-15 up for 1st powered flight
1958 – US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1962 – US space officials announce selection of 9 new astronauts
1979 – Royals’ George Brett is 6th to have 20 doubles/triples/HRs in a season
2006 – Federation Cup Women’s Tennis, Charleroi, Belgium: Justine Henin-Hardenne of Belgium withdraws with an injured knee with decisive doubles match level at 1-set all; Italy wins first ever title, 3-2
2016 – Terror bomb in Chelsea, New York injures 29
2019 – Indonesia raises the female marriage age to 19, in line with males, to curb child marriages