1814 – Peace negotiations begin in Ghent, Belgium
1816 – Bavaria joins Holy Alliance
1864 – Union troops/fleet occupy Fort Gaines, Alabama
1868 – Earthquake destroys the city of Arica, Chile
1903 – International Lawn Tennis Challenge, Boston, MA: Laurence Doherty beats William Larned 6-3, 6-8, 6-0, 2-6, 7-5 to give British Isles an unassailable 3-1 lead over US (ends 4-1)
1956 – WDIQ (now KMCT) TV channel 2 in Dozier, AL (PBS) begins
1964 – “110 in the Shade” closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 330 performances
1984 – Carl Lewis wins 3rd gold medal of the Los Angeles Olympics joining Kirk Baptiste and Thomas Jefferson in an American sweep of the 200m
1997 – Mariners Randy Johnson strikes out 19 Chicago White Sox
2018 – Australia’s most populous state New South Wales declared 100% in drought