1914 – Russia invades East Prussia
1941 – 551 Jews are shot in Kishnev ghetto in Romania
1951 – Douglas D-558-II Skyrocket reaches 1,992 kph
1954 – Englishman Roger Bannister beats Australia’s John Landy in the mile at the Empire Games in Vancouver; first time 2 men run sub-4 minute mile in the same race
1963 – Jacqueline Kennedy becomes 1st US First Lady to give birth (Patrick Kennedy) since Mrs Cleveland
1983 – “Merlin” closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 199 performances
2005 – American sprinter Justin Gatlin blitzes field to win 100m in 9.88 at the World Athletics Championships in Helsinki, Finland
2016 – United States men’s 4 × 100m freestyle relay team wins the final in 3:09.92 at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics; Michael Phelps’ record 19th Olympic gold medal
2018 – Mendocino Fire becomes the largest recorded fire in California’s history at 290,600 acres, overtaking 2017 Thomas Fire
2021 – As part of the winning American 4×400m relay team in Tokyo, Allyson Felix takes her total to 11 Olympic medals; becomes the most decorated female Olympian in track and field history