1391 – Konrad von Wallenrode becomes the 24th Hochmeister of the Teutonic Order.
1856 – Wilberforce University forms in Ohio
1900 – Great Britain beats France by 158 runs in Paris; cricket’s only appearance at an Olympic Games
1920 – 1st US commercial radio station, 8MK (WWJ), Detroit begins daily broadcasting
1949 – 78,382 watch White Sox play Indians at Cleveland
1953 – Russia publicly acknowledges hydrogen bomb test detonation
1957 – USAF balloon, manned by David Simons, breaks an altitude record at 102,000 ft (3,1089.6 m), over Minnesota and South Dakota
1988 – Yordanka Donkova of Bulgaria sets 100m hurdle woman’s record (12.21)
1990 – George Steinbrenner steps down as NY Yankee owner
1995 – Indians’ Jose Mesa sets record with his 37th consecutive save