1221 – Foundation stone laid for Burgos Cathedral in the presence of Ferdinand III of Castile (made a UNESCO World Heritage Site 1984)
1871 – Ku Klux Klan trials began in federal court in Oxford, Mississippi
1921 – 11.5″ (29.2 cm) of rainfall, Circle, Montana (state record)
1944 – Heavy storm hits the Channel
1944 – Nazis begin mass extermination of Jews at Auschwitz
1951 – Cleveland Indian Bobby Avila hits 3 HRs, double and single vs Red Sox
1967 – Phillies Larry Jackson beats NY Mets for 18th straight time
1988 – Coup in Haiti: Henri Namphy overthrows Leslie Manigat, general assembly dissolved
1988 – US Open Men’s Golf, The Country Club: Curtis Strange wins a Monday 18-hole playoff by 4 strokes from Englishman Nick Faldo
1992 – Dino Ciccarelli is traded by the Washington Capitals to the Detroit Red Wings