1910 – Louis Botha becomes the first Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa
1927 – Aviator Charles Lindbergh, in the Spirit of St. Louis, lands in Paris after the first solo air crossing of the Atlantic
1961 – Governor Patterson declares martial law in Montgomery, Alabama
1966 – American Muhammad Ali TKOs Great Britain’s Henry Cooper in 6th round for heavyweight boxing title
2003 – 38th Academy of Country Music Awards: Toby Keith, Martina McBride and Kenny Chesney win
2012 – 13 people are killed and 22 people injured after a bus falls 80 metres off a cliff in Albania
2017 – Barnum and Bailey Circus performs for the last time at the Nassau Coliseum in NYC after 146 years
2023 – PGA Championship Men’s Golf, Oak Hill CC: Brooks Koepka claims his third career PGA C’ship and fifth major title by 2 shots over Viktor Hovland and Scottie Scheffler