1578 – Martin Frobisher sails from Harwich, England, to Frobisher Bay, Canada. Eventually mines fools gold, famously used to pave the streets of London.
1621 – Sir Francis Bacon imprisoned in the Tower of London for 1 night
1790 – Alferez Manuel Quimper explores the Strait of Juan de Fuca
1910 – Glenn Curtiss flies from Albany to NYC
1938 – Bill Edrich scores his 1,000th run of cricket season, all at Lord’s
1948 – Indianapolis 500: Mauri Rose wins in 4:10:23.286 (192.822 km/h)
1967 – Bayern Munchen of West Germany wins 7th European Cup Winner’s Cup against Rangers of Scotland 1-0 in Nuremberg
1972 – 16th European Cup: Ajax beats Internazionale 2-0 at Rotterdam
1985 – New Orleans Saints are sold for $70,204,000
2014 – Psy’s “Gangnam Style” becomes the first video to reach 2 billion views on YouTube