1596 – David Fabricius discovers light variation of Mira (1st variable star)
1914 – French fleet sails to North Africa
1928 – Ray Barbuti wins 400m in 47.8 at the Amsterdam Olympics, the only individual track event won by an American at the Games
1944 – General Montgomery visits general Dempsey’s headquarter
1948 – Negro League veteran pitcher Satchel Paige, age 42, debuts in Cleveland after controversial signing, goes 7 innings in 5-3 win v Washington
1951 – William H Jackson ends term as deputy director of CIA
1962 – 29th Chicago College All-Star Game: Green Bay 42, All-Stars 20, 65,000 at Soldier Field
1970 – The second ever NFL work stoppage ends with NFL and Players’ Association agreeing to a 4-year, $19.1 million deal
1989 – Lawrence Delisle drives his 4 kids into river
2021 – Hawaii’s largest wildfire on record, Mana Road Fire in South Kohala, finally being brought under control after burning through 40,000 acres