1861 – Battle of Fort Hatteras, North Carolina
1888 – US National Championship Men’s Tennis, Newport R.I.: Henry Slocum beats Howard Taylor 6-4, 6-1, 6-0
1917 – Ten suffragists arrested as they picket the White House
1942 – 9th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Chicago Bears 21, All-Stars 0 (101,100)
1949 – Riot prevents Paul Robeson from singing near Peekskill, New York
1967 – Boston signs 1st free-agent outfielder Ken Harrelson for $75,000 bonus
1973 – France performs nuclear test at Mururoa atoll
1983 – Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin announces his resignation
1987 – 2nd Athletics World Championships open at Rome, Italy
2017 – English actor Ed Skrein pulls out of role in movie “Hellboy” after whitewashing criticism