1870 – Staten Island ferry “Westfield” burns, killing 100
1907 – Starting today, the French bombard Casablanca and land troops to occupy the Atlantic-coast region of Morocco after attacks on foreigners
1959 – In his major league debut, SF Giant Willie McCovey goes 4-for-4
1965 – Milwaukee manager Bobby Bragan says his pitchers threw 75 to 80 spitballs in a 9-2 loss to the Giants
1988 – Harry Drake shoots arrow record 1873m
1992 – Yael Arad becomes Israel’s first ever Olympic medalist when she wins silver in the women’s 61kg judo in Barcelona; 20th anniversary of Munich massacre and 500th anniversary of Alhambra Decree
1997 – Eighteen lives are lost in the Thredbo Landslide in New South Wales, Australia
2004 – “Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle”, starring Kal Penn and John Cho, is released
2016 – Air balloon crashes into power lines near Lockhart, Texas, killing all 16 on board
2017 – Venezuelan voting for a new assembly disrupted by violent protests, at least 3 people killed