1800 – David Thompson reaches the mouth of the Saskatchewan River in Manitoba
1862 – The United States and Britain agree to suppress the slave trade
1909 – Mary Pickford makes her screen debut at the age of 16
1909 – Cleveland Industrial Exposition opens
1913 – 1st verifiable ascent of main summit of Denali (Mt McKinley), North America’s highest mountain led by Hudson Stuck and Harry Karstens
1924 – George Leigh-Mallory disappears 775′ from Everest’s summit
1946 – US Supreme Court bans discrimination in interstate travel
1993 – Cricket’s Graham Gooch dismissed handled the ball vs Australia at Old Trafford
1997 – 129th Belmont: Chris McCarron aboard Touch Gold wins in 2:28.8
2004 – “Live Like You Were Dying” single released by Tim McGraw (Grammy Award Best Country Song 2004, Billboard Song of the Year 2004)