1692 – Royal Hospital Chelsea Founder’s Day first celebrated in London
1886 – American chemist John Pemberton begins to advertise Coca-Cola
1909 – Frank “Home Run” Baker’s 1st career home run for Philadelphia Athletics
1914 – Ship rams Canadian ship Empress of Ireland on St Lawrence River; 1,024 die
1954 – Pope Pius XII issues holy declaration
1960 – Everly Brothers “Cathy’s Clown” hits #1
1979 – Bishop Abel Muzorewa is sworn in as Zimbabwe’s 1st black Prime Minister
1989 – Philadelphia Phillies 12-time All Star 3rd baseman Mike Schmidt retires from MLB at 39
2010 – Philadelphia Phillies’ Roy Halladay becomes 20th pitcher to throw a perfect game (1-0 vs Florida Marlins), in Miami
2012 – Thousands march in protest in Johannesburg against Brett Murray’s controversial painting The Spear