| 1609 |
English explorer, Henry Hudson, sailed down what is now known as the Hudson River. |
| 1916 |
Adelina and August Van Buren finished the first successful transcontinental motorcycle tour to be attempted by two women. They started in New York City on July 15, 1916. |
| 1922 |
The Episcopal Church removed the word "Obey" from the bride's section of the wedding vows. |
| 1943 |
During World War II, Benito Mussolini was taken by German paratroopers from the Italian government that was holding him. |
| 1953 |
U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy married Jacqueline Lee Bouvier. |
| 1954 |
"Lassie" made its television debut on CBS. The last show aired on September 12, 1971. |
| 1974 |
Violence occurred on the opening day of classes in Boston, MA, due to opposition to court-ordered school "busing." |
| 1983 |
Arnold Schwarzenegger became a U.S. citizen. He had emigrated from Austria 14 years earlier. |
| 1984 |
Michael Jordan signed a seven-year contract to play basketball with the Chicago Bulls. |
| 1991 |
The space shuttle Discovery took off on a mission to deploy an observatory that was to study the Earth's ozone layer. |
| 1992 |
Police in Peru captured Shining Path founder Abimael Guzman. |
| 1992 |
Dr. Mae Carol Jemison became the first African-American woman in space. She was the payload specialist aboard the space shuttle Endeavor. Also onboard were Mission Specialist N. Jan Davis and Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Mark C. Lee. They were the first married couple to fly together in space. And, Mamoru Mohri became the first Japanese person to fly into space. |
| 1994 |
Frank Corder was killed when he crashed a stolen, single-engine Cessna on the South Lawn of the White House. |
| 1995 |
Two Americans were killed when their hydrogen balloon was shot down by the Belarussian military during an international race. |
