1215 – Pope Innocent III declares the Magna Carta invalid
1349 – Jews of Cologne Germany set themselves on fire to avoid baptism
1814 – British forces capture Washington, D.C. and destroy many landmarks (War of 1812)
1912 – NYC ticker tape parade for Jim Thorpe and victorious US Olympians
1919 – Having pitched into the 9th inning Cleveland’s Ray Caldwell is flattened by a bolt of lightning; goes on to record final out for Indians’ 2-1 win over Philadelphia A’s
1921 – Battle of Sakaray Valley begins between Turkey and Greece
1936 – Australian Antarctic Territory created
1962 – US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1966 – USSR launches Luna 11 for orbit around Moon
2012 – A US jury in California finds that Samsung is guilty of patent infringement and awards over US$1 billion in damages to Apple meanwhile in a South Korea court both are found guilty of patent infringement