1108 – Louis VI, “the Fat One,” King of France, crowned
1914 – British Foreign Secretary Edward Grey famously remarks “The lamps are going out all over Europe. We shall not see them lit again in our time.”
1943 – Nazi occupiers attack city of Orel, leave it on fire
1948 – An American clean sweep of the medals in the men’s 3m springboard diving at the London Olympics with Bruce Harlan winning gold, Miller Anderson silver and Sammy Lee bronze
1948 – The US 4 x 200m freestyle relay team of Wally Ris, Jimmy McLane, Wally Wolf and Bill Smith swim a world record 8:46.0 to win gold at the London Olympics
1960 – Niger gains independence from France
1962 – NY Met Frank Thomas hits his 6th HR in 3 games
1971 – Paul McCartney announces formation of his group Wings
2013 – 9 children are killed by a suicide bombing in Jalalabad, Afghanistan
2015 – Chilean-born author Isabel Allende receives the US Presidential Medal of Freedom from Barack Obama