1858 – Richmond “Daily Dispatch” reports 90 blacks arrested for learning
1907 – Australasian Championships Men’s Tennis, Brisbane : Australian Horace Rice beats Harry Parker of New Zealand 6-3, 6-4, 6-4
1912 – NYC ticker tape parade for Jim Thorpe and victorious US Olympians
1937 – Republican offensive near Belchite, Spain
1950 – Edith Sampson named 1st African American US delegate to UN
1957 – English soccer player Jimmy Greaves’ (17) 1st game for Chelsea
1963 – 1st 200 metre freestyle swum under 2 minutes (Don Schollander 1:58)
1978 – USSR performs underground nuclear test
2013 – 30 people are killed in a gang battle involving flame throwers in Palmasola prison, Bolivia
2015 – China stock market’s “Black Monday”, Shanghai Composite loses 8.5%, sending other international markets lower