1877 – 1st time federal troops are used to combat strikers
1908 – American Johnny Hayes wins London Olympic marathon in Games record 2:55:18.4 after Dorando Pietri of Italy disqualified for receiving assistance before the finish line
1908 – After days of discussion with his ministers, Sultan Abdul Hamid of Turkey announces he is restoring the liberal constitution of 1876 and will become more responsive to demands of dissidents
1952 – Emile Zatopek runs Olympic record 5K (14:06.6)
1967 – First modern hospice St Christopher’s founded by Dr. Cicely Saunders in London, England, beginning of modern palliative care and the hospice movement
1994 – Bodo kills 37 Muslims in Bashbari NE India
2002 – James Traficant is expelled from the United States House of Representatives on a vote of 420 to 1
2012 – John Dramani becomes President of Ghana after the death of President John Atta Mills
2013 – 80 people are killed and 140 are injured after a high-speed train derails in Santiago de Compostela, Spain
2014 – Fuad Masum is elected as the President of Iraq