1900 – Dodgers’ Brickyard Kennedy walks 6 straight Phillies
1916 – Oscar Asche’s musical “Chu Chin Chow” premieres in London
1919 – Ukrainian (Petlyura) Army recaptures Kiev
1923 – League of Nations gives Belgium mandate of Ruanda-Urundi (was German)
1940 – US National Guard assembles
1955 – 1st sun-powered automobile demonstrated (Chicago, Illinois)
1968 – 68th US Golf Amateur Championship won by Bruce Fleisher
1971 – Adrienne Beames runs female world record marathon (2:46:30)
1981 – MLB Kansas City Royals fire manager Jim Frey, replace him with Dick Howser
2011 – 68th Venice Film Festival: “Faust” directed by Alexander Sokurov wins Golden Lion