1841 – John Couch Adams decides to determine position of an unknown planet by irregularities it causes in the motion of Uranus
1901 – Wimbledon Women’s Tennis: Charlotte Cooper Sterry beats Blanche Bingley-Hillyard 6-2 6-2, her 4th of 5 Wimbledon singles titles
1920 – Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: Bill Tilden, becomes first American male to win Wimbledon beating defending champion Gerald Patterson of Australia 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4
1948 – Kidnapper Caryl Chessman sentenced to death, California; execution doesn’t happen until 1960
1959 – British Open Men’s Golf, Muirfield: 23 year old South African Gary Player wins the first of his 9 major titles, 2 strokes clear of runners-up Fred Bullock and Flory Van Donck
1982 – Wimbledon Women’s Tennis: Martina Navratilova beats Chris Evert 6-1, 3-6, 6-2 for the first of 6-straight Wimbledon singles titles
1986 – US President Reagan presides over relighting of renovated Statue of Liberty
1986 – Kuwait’s National Assembly (Majlis al Umma) dissolves
1987 – 2 men became 1st hot-air balloon travelers to cross Atlantic
2018 – US Justice and Education Departments rescind Obama affirmative action policies in college admissions