1825 – Gioachino Rossini’s opera “Il viaggio a Reims” (The Journey to Reims) premieres in celebration of the coronation of French King Charles X
1868 – Major General E. R. S. Canby removes mayor of Columbia, South Carolina
1917 – The British Royal Family, which has had strong German ties since George I, renounces its German names and titles and adopts the name of Windsor
1941 – US President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Two Ocean Navy Expansion Act – increases the size of US Navy by 70%
1960 – 1st Copa Libertadores Final, Asunción: Luis Cubilla scores 83′ equaliser for Peñarol of Uruguay for 1-1 draw against Olimpia (Paraguay); win 2-1 on aggregate after taking 1st-leg 1-0 in Montevideo
1969 – State troopers ordered to Cairo Ill, to quell racial disturbances
1974 – KC Royals pitcher Steve Busby throws his 2nd career no-hitter; beats Milwaukee Brewers, 2-0
1981 – India’s APPLE satellite, 1st to be stabilized on 3 axes, launched
1997 – “Forever Tango!” opens at Walter Kerr Theater NYC
2011 – US Open Men’s Golf, Congressional CC: Irishman Rory McIlroy wins by 8 strokes ahead of Australian Jason Day; sets 11 tournament records, including lowest total 72-hole score (268) and lowest total under par (−16)