1873 – Aquarium opens in Woodward Gardens, San Francisco
1883 – Buffalo Bill Cody presents 1st wild west show, North Platte, Nebraska
1890 – Wimbledon Women’s Tennis: Lena Rice becomes the only Irish female to win at Wimbledon beating May Jacks 6-4, 6-1
1894 – Republic of Hawaii proclaimed, Sanford B Dole as president
1911 – 105°F (41°C) at Vernon, Vermont (state record)
1923 – Jack Dempsey beats Tommy Gibbons on points over 15 hard fought rounds in Shelby, Montana to retain world heavyweight boxing title
1931 – 1st trailside museum opens in Cleveland Metroparks
1942 – 1st American bombing mission over enemy-occupied Europe (WWII)
1946 – President Manuel Roxas inaugurated as the 5th President of the Philippines and the first president of the Third Republic at the Independence Grandstand, Manila
2019 – Russian President Vladmir Putin meets with Pope Francis at the Vatican