1665 – “Ye Bare and Ye Cubb” is the first play performed in North America in Accomac, Virginia
1944 – 200 RAF Halifax bombers attack oil installations in Hamburg
1958 – The US performs a nuclear test over the South Atlantic Ocean as part of Operation Argus to study the Christofilos effect, a theoretical defensive shield to cloud Soviet radar
1983 – US performs a nuclear test
2004 – Australia wins its first-ever Olympic men’s field hockey gold medal with a 2-1 win after extra time against the Netherlands in Athens
2004 – Osleidys Menéndez of Cuba throws an Olympic record of 71.53 m to easily beat German Steffi Nerius for the women’s javelin gold medal at the Athens Games
2014 – 71st Venice Film Festival: “A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence,” directed by Roy Andersson, wins the Golden Lion
2017 – Former five-weight world boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. defeats MMA fighter Conor McGregor in his debut match in the 10th round in Las Vegas