1878 – Cyprus ceded by Turkey to Britain for administrative purposes
1916 – General Aleksei Brusilov begins a massive Russian offensive on the Eastern Front (WWI)
1920 – Peace of Trianon between Allies and Hungary
1940 – Winston Churchill’s speech “We shall fight on the seas and oceans”
1946 – Largest solar prominence (300,000 mi/500,000 km) observed
1967 – Curt Flood’s record 568 straight chances without an error ends (227 straight games)
1977 – French Open Women’s Tennis: Mima Jaušovec of Yugoslavia wins her lone Grand Slam singles title; beats Florența Mihai of Romania 6-2, 6-7, 6-1
1985 – Supreme Court strikes down Alabama “moment of silence” law
1990 – Greyhound Bus files bankruptcy
2018 – Jordanian Prime Minister Hani Mulki resigns amid huge protests against tax and price increases. King Abdullah appoints Omar Razzaz to replace him.