1914 – US declares neutrality on the outbreak of WWI
1936 – Greek Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas leads a self-coup, giving him authoritarian control of the country
1941 – Winston Churchill departs on the Prince of Wales to the US
1942 – British Prime Minister Winston Churchill arrives in Cairo, Egypt
1948 – Five-day Southern States filibuster succeeds in maintaining America’s poll tax
1957 – Argentine Maserati driver Juan Manuel Fangio clinches his record fifth F1 World Drivers’ Championship (fourth consecutive) by winning the German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring
1994 – 27th San Diego Comic-Con International opens at Hyatt Regency
1996 – Jim Bunning, Earl Weaver, Bill Foster, and Ned Hanlon are inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown, NY