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Events in History
1520 Hernán Cortés and the Tlaxcalans defeat a numerically superior Aztec force in the Battle of Otumba in Mexico
1807 French Emperor Napoléon Bonaparte and Russian Tsar Alexander I meet on a raft in the middle of the Neman River and sign the first Treaty of Tilsit
1937 Japanese and Chinese troops clash at the Marco Polo Bridge, beginning the Second Sino-Japanese War
1947 Alleged and disputed Roswell UFO incident
2005 Coordinated terrorist bomb blasts strike London’s public transport system during the morning rush hour, killing 52 and injuring 700
2005 Influenced by global Live 8 concerts, G8 leaders pledge to double 2004 levels of aid to Africa from US$25 to US$50 billion by the year 2010 and to drop the debt owed by 18 of the most heavily indebted poor countries. Results are mixed. [1]
Events in Flim and TV
1936 RCA shows 1st real TV program (dancing, film on locomotives, Bonwit Teller fashion show and monologue from Tobacco Road & comedy)
1939 “The Rules of the Game”, French film directed by Jean Renoir, starring Nora Gregor and Paulette Dubost, premieres in Paris
1949 “Dragnet” premieres on NBC radio; also a TV series in 1951 & 1967
1975 TV soap opera “Ryan’s Hope” premieres
1977 “The Spy Who Loved Me”, 10th James Bond film starring Roger Moore and Barbara Bach, premieres in London
1980 Jineane Ford of Arizona replaces Shawn Weatherly (Miss Universe) as the 29th Miss USA
1980 Shawn Weatherly, of USA, crowned 29th Miss Universe
Events in Music
1498 Emperor Maximilian I orders appointment of a conductor, two bass singers and six choir boys, establishing the Vienna Court Music Ensemble; later includes Vienna Boys Choir
1949 Musical revue “Cabatgata (A Night in Spain)” opens at the Broadway Theatre, NYC; runs for 76 performances
1956 Douglas Moore and John Latouche’s opera “Ballad of Baby Doe,” premieres at the Central City Opera, in Central City, Colorado
1962 “The Stripper”, an instrumental single by trombonist David Rose and his Orchestra goes to No. 1 in the US
1965 Otis Redding records the song “Respect” at Stax Studios in Memphis, Tennessee; it later becomes a signature piece for Aretha Franklin
1967 EMI/Parlophone releases The Beatles single “All You Need Is Love” in the UK; it had been introduced to a global audience as part of the BBC’s “Our World” television broadcast 12 days earlier
1968 British rock group “Yardbirds” disbands; guitarist Jimmy Page recruits new members to fill concert commitments – the new group evolves into Led Zeppelin
1969 The Beatles begin recording George Harrison‘s song “Here Comes the Sun” at EMI Studios in London; John Lennon was absent and did not contribute to the track
Events in Sports
1868 Surrey wicket-keeper Ted Pooley completes a then-1st class cricket record 12 dismissals (8 caught, 4 stumped) in a County match against Sussex at The Oval
1887 Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: 3-time runner-up Herbert Lawford wins his only Wimbledon title beating Ernest Renshaw 1-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
1890 Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: Irishman Willoughby Hamilton wins his only Wimbledon title beating 7-time champion William Renshaw 6-8, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-1
1892 Wimbledon Women’s Tennis: Lottie Dod beats Blanche Bingley-Hillyard for a 4th time in a Wimbledon final 6-1, 6-1
1900 Boston Beaneaters pitcher Kid Nichols notches his 300th career MLB victory with an 11-4 win over Chicago Orphans
1911 Wimbledon Women’s Tennis: Dorothea Chambers becomes first player not to concede a game in a final beating Dora Boothby 6-0, 6-0
1912 American athlete Jim Thorpe wins 4 of 5 events to win the Pentathlon gold medal at the Stockholm Olympics, medal stripped 1913 (played pro baseball), reinstated 1982
1914 Baltimore Orioles owner Jack Dunn offers future baseball legend Babe Ruth, Ernie Shore & Ben Egan for $10k to Connie Mack (Philadelphia A’s); refuses pleading lack of finance
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