1833 – Three missionaries of the Paris Evangelical Missionary Society obtain permission from Chief Moshoeshoe (Moshesh) to found a mission station in Basutoland (now Lesotho)
1928 – Alfred E Smith (NY-Governor) nominated for US President at Democratic Convention
1941 – German troops occupy Galicia, Poland
1956 – 1st atomic reactor built for private research operates (Chicago Illinois)
1965 – 1st US ground combat forces in Vietnam authorized by President Lyndon B. Johnson
1976 – 1st woman was admitted to Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado
1978 – UNICEF chooses rock group Kansas as ambassadors of goodwill
1987 – Don Baylor sets career hit-by-pitch mark at 244 (Pitcher Rick Rhoden)
1993 – Jacques Lemaire is named NJ Devils 8th Head Coach
2006 – NBA Draft: Benetton Treviso (Italy) power forward Andrea Bargnani first pick by Toronto Raptors