553 – 2nd Council of Constantinople (5th ecumenical council) opens
1792 – Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre commissioned to measure the meridian between Dunkerque to Rodez to calculate accurate length of the metre
1861 – Alexandria, Virginia – Confederate troops abandon the city
1951 – 77th Kentucky Derby: Conn McCreary aboard Count Turf wins in 2:02.6
1952 – Ron Necciai of Pitts Pirate’s Bristol Twins Class D farm team, strikes out 27, as he no-hits Welch Minors, 4 Minors do reach base
1955 – “Damn Yankees” opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 1022 performances
1958 – Pulitzer prize awarded to James Agee for Death in the Family
1969 – Milwaukee Bucks sign #1 NBA Draft pick, star UCLA center Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar)
1991 – A riot breaks out in the Mt. Pleasant section of Washington, D.C. after Salvadoran man is shot by police
2012 – 17 people are killed and 47 missing after a flash flood in Nepal