285 – Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar and co-ruler
1940 – VARA-management accepts Rost of Tonningens demands
1960 – Country of Katanga forms in Africa
1961 – Launch of Mercury 4 (Liberty Bell) with Grissom
1974 – US House Judiciary approves two Articles of Impeachment against President Richard Nixon
1978 – “Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” film, based on the Beatles’ album of the same name, premieres in NYC
1996 – “The Daily Show” hosted by Craig Kilborn premieres on Comedy Central in the US
2002 – British Open Men’s Golf, Muirfield: Ernie Els of South Africa wins first of 2 Open titles in a playoff from Australians Stuart Appleby and Steve Elkington, and Frenchman Thomas Levet
2019 – Puerto Rico’s governor Ricardo Rosselló says he won’t seek re-election after widespread protests over misogynistic and homophobic comments in his leaked online chats
2019 – Marvel announces 10 new superhero films at Comic Con including Blade with Mahershala Ali, Natalie Portman as a female Thor and first Asian American super hero film Shang-Chi