1785 – Benjamin Franklin announces his invention of bifocals
1901 – Ottawa Mint Act receives Royal Assent
1901 – 35th Belmont: H Spencer aboard Commando wins in 2:21
1921 – Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake’s musical “Shuffle Along” premieres on Broadway at Daly’s 63rd Street Theatre, New York City
1948 – Future Baseball Hall of Fame center fielder Joe DiMaggio hits 3 consecutive HRs as the New York Yankees edge the Indians, 6-5 at Cleveland Stadium
1967 – Government bans submarines near South Africa
1980 – 33rd Cannes Film Festival: “All That Jazz” directed by Bob Fosse and “Kagemusha” directed by Akira Kurosawa jointly awarded the Palme d’Or
2015 – 60th Eurovision Song Contest: Mans Zelmerlow for Sweden wins singing “Heroes” in Vienna
2017 – US President Donald Trump meets Pope Francis at the Vatican
2019 – Six migrant children have now died in US custody in eight months prompting calls for an investigation