1950 Gen Douglas MacArthur named commander-in-chief, UN forces in Korea

1950 Leroy Deans awarded first Order of Purple Heart in Korea

1961 Portuguese steamer "Save" breaks up off Mozambique, 227 die

1967 Billie Jean King concludes Wimbeldon sweep (singles, doubles & mix)

1969 Thor Heyerdahl & reed raft Ra II land in Barbados 57 days from Morocco

1969 US troop withdrawal begins in Vietnam

1975 Pres Ford announced hell seek Republican nomination for pres

1975 Quake damages over 2,000 temples in Pagan, Burma. 20-foot-high seated Buddha of Thandawgya decapitated

1977 Sabra Starr finishes longest recorded belly dance (100 hrs)

1978 Bjorn Borg of Sweden won 3rd consecutive title at Wimbledon

1978 Pioneer-Venus 2 Multi-probe launched to Venus

1978 The Naval Air Test and Evaluation Museum at NAS Patuxent River opened its doors to the public for the first time

1979 Voyager 2 takes first ever photo of Jupiter's satellite Adrastea (J14)

1980 The Navy terminated its support operations at Key West for the Cuban refugees

1981 Senate confirms Sandra Day O'Conner to Supreme Court (99-0)

1982 Porn star John Homes convicted of receiving stolen property

1984 John McEnroe beats Jimmy Connors for Wimbeldon singles

1986 Farthest thrown object-an "Aerobie" flying ring, 383 m (1,257')

1986 NASA establishes Safety, Reliability Maintain & Quality Assurance

1987 Kitty Dukakis, revealed addiction to amphetamines for 26 years

1988 Stevie Wonder announces he will run for mayor of Detroit in 1992

1990 Germany beats Argentina 1-0 for soccer's 14th World Cup at Rome

1990 Italy beats England in soccer's World Cup conselation game

1990 Stefan Edberg beats Boris Becker for Wimbeldon title

1993 Egypt executes 7 Islamic extremists for attacks on foreign tourists

1497 Vasco da Gama leaves Lisbon on his voyage of discovery to India

1838 The birth of Graf von Zeppelin, Designer of the Zeppelin airships

1851 The birth of Arthur Evans, English archaeologist

2007 Boeing launches the new Boeing 787.

2007 Roger Federer wins the Men's Singles, at Wimbledon for a fifth time in a row.

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