Events in History
1881 Sioux Indian Chief Sitting Bull surrenders to US federal troops
1921 Congresswoman Alice Mary Robertson becomes the first woman to preside over the floor of US House of Representatives
1969 Apollo 11 lunar module carrying Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin lands on the surface of the Moon. Seven hours later Armstrong becomes the first person to step on the moon at 10:56 p.m. EDT, Aldrin joins him shortly after. Michael Collins remains in orbit in the command module. [1]
1976 US Viking 1 lands on Mars at Chryse Planitia, 1st Martian landing
2017 China announces a plan against “foreign garbage”, banning the import of 24 categories of plastic and recyclable waste from 2018
Events in Flim and TV
1935 1st broadcast of “Gang Busters” on NBC-radio
1950 “Arthur Murray Party” premieres on ABC TV (later DuMont, CBS, NBC)
1977 10th San Diego Comic-Con International opens at El Cortez Hotel
1981 Irene Sáez, of Venezuela, crowned 30th Miss Universe
2000 33rd San Diego Comic-Con International opens at San Diego Convention Center
2006 39th San Diego Comic-Con International opens at San Diego Convention Center
2012 12 people are killed and 59 injured after a gunman opens fire at a Dark Knight movie premier in Aurora, Colorado,
2018 American director James Gunn fired as director of “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” by Disney after past offensive tweets surface
2021 Leyna Bloom becomes Sports Illustrated’s first transgender cover model
Events in Sports
1858 Fee 1st charged to see a baseball game (50 cents) (NY beats Bkln 22-18)
1906 Brooklyn Superbas pitcher Mal Eason no-hits St Louis Cardinals, 2-0 at Robison Field, St. Louis
1911 Boston Red Sox Smokey Joe Wood no-hits St Louis Browns, 5-0
1912 Phillies Sherry Magee steals home twice in 1 game
1916 NY Giants trade future Baseball HOF pitcher Christy Mathewson to Cincinnati Reds
1920 Dutch soccer club Sportclub Heerenveen is formed; initially known as Athleta; KNVB Cup Champions 2008–09
1923 New York Yankees hit into a triple-play, but beat Philadelphia A’s 9-2
1924 18th Tour de France won by Ottavio Bottecchia of Italy
1938 IOC awards Helsinki, Finland 1940 Summer Olympic Games after Tokyo, Japan withdraws (Second Sino-Japanese War)
1941 Yanks beat Tigers 12-6 in 17
1942 Barbados dismiss Trinidad for 16 in 69 minutes, Derek Sealy taking 8-8; West Indian cricket domestic first class record
1944 Browns Nelson Potter is 1st pitcher suspended for throwing spitballs
1947 Tour de France: French rider Jean Robic takes lead on final stage to win overall classification; Pierre Brambilla of Italy mountains champion
1952 Emile Zatopek runs Olympic Record 10K (29:17.0)
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