1024 The Holy Roman Emperor Henry II dies at age 51 after a 10-year reign

1568 Dean of St Paul's Cathedral perfects a way to bottle beer

1762 James Bradley 3rd Astronomer Royal, dies

1787 Congress establishes Northwest Territory (excludes slavery)

1787 Ord of 1787-a territory can become 3 to 5 states at 60,000 pop

1793 French rev writer Jean Paul Marat murdered by Charlotte Corday

1793 Jean Paul Marat French revolutionary, murdered by Charlotte Corday

1854 US forces shell & burn San Juan del Norte, Nicaragua

1863 Anti-draft mobs lynch blacks in NYC; about 1,000 die

1863 USS Wyoming battled Japanese warlord's forces.

1865 Horace Greeley advises his readers to "Go west young man"

1865 PT Barnum's museum burns down

1868 Oscar J Dunn, former slave, installed as lt governor of Louisiana

1878 Treaty of Berlin amended terms of Treaty of San Stefano

1882 200 die as train derails near Tcherny, Russia

1890 John C Fremont declared Republic of California, dies at 76

1896 Ed Delahanty, becomes 2nd major leaguer to hit 4 HRs in a game

1898 Guglielmo Marconi patents the radio

1898 SF Ferry Building at foot of Market St opens

1908 4th modern Olympic games opens in London

1912 Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area at Yanco, NSW, is officially opened.

1913 First Commonewealth of Australian banknotes are circulated.

1919 Race riots in Longview & Gregg counties Texas

1922 The France II, the world's largest sailing vessel, is wrecked off the coast of New Caledonia.

1930 Sarnoff reports in NY Times "TV would be a theater in every home"

1934 Babe Ruth hits HR #700 against Detroit

1936 112ø F (44ø C), Mio, Michigan (state record)

1936 114ø F (46ø C), Wisconsin Dells, Wisc. (state record)

1939 Appointment of RADM Richard Byrd as commanding officer of 1939-1941 Antarctic Expedition.

1943 During Battle of Kolombangara in Solomon Islands, U.S. lost USS Gwin. (DD-433) while Japanese lost light cruiser Jintsu.

1953 J A Bruwer discovers asteroids #1658 Innes & #3284

1955 Ruth Ellis hung

1960 Democratic Natl convention nominates Sen John F Kennedy for president

1961 Arnold Schoenberg Austrian-US composer (Second Quartet), dies at 86

1963 Early Wynn, wins his 300th & last game at 43

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