1014 - Battle of Strumitsa-valley: Byzantine destroys Bulgarian armies
1588 - The Battle of Gravelines - Spanish Armada damaged and scattered by the English fleet
1930 - 115°F (46°C), Holly Springs, Mississippi (state record)
1932 - Great Depression: in Washington, D.C., U.S. troops disperse the last of the "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans
1935 - International Lawn Tennis Challenge, Wimbledon: 3rd straight GB title as Pat Hughes and Raymond Tuckey beat Americans Wilmer Allison and John Van Ryn 6-2, 1-6, 6-8, 6-3, 6-3 for unassailable 3-0 lead; ends 5-0
1958 - Southern Pacific Bay ferries stop running in San Francisco
1988 - Gorbachev pushes plan electing president and parliament in March, 1989
1990 - 26th Curtis Cup: US wins 14-4
1994 - 200,000 Muslims demand the death of feminist writer Taslima Nasrin in Bangladesh
2018 - Tour de France: Geraint Thomas becomes the first Welshman and only 3rd Briton to win the Tour; beats Dutchman Tom Dumoulin by 1' 51"; Peter Sagan wins green points jersey
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