1858 - Richmond "Daily Dispatch" reports 90 blacks arrested for learning
1907 - Australasian Championships Men's Tennis, Brisbane : Australian Horace Rice beats Harry Parker of New Zealand 6-3, 6-4, 6-4
1912 - NYC ticker tape parade for Jim Thorpe and victorious US Olympians
1937 - Republican offensive near Belchite, Spain
1950 - Edith Sampson named 1st African American US delegate to UN
1957 - English soccer player Jimmy Greaves' (17) 1st game for Chelsea
1963 - 1st 200 metre freestyle swum under 2 minutes (Don Schollander 1:58)
1978 - USSR performs underground nuclear test
2013 - 30 people are killed in a gang battle involving flame throwers in Palmasola prison, Bolivia
2015 - China stock market's "Black Monday", Shanghai Composite loses 8.5%, sending other international markets lower
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