1777 - Battle of Brandywine, Pennysylvania; Americans lose to the British, Polish soldier Casimir Pulaski saves life of George Washington
1955 - US National Championship Women's Tennis: Defending champion Doris Hart beats Patricia Ward Hales of England 6-4, 6-2
1976 - Minnie Minoso bats for White Sox after a 12-year hiatus (hitless)
1982 - Debbie Maffett (California), 25, crowned 55th Miss America 1983
1985 - Pete Rose of Cincinnati Reds gets career hit 4,192 off Eric Show of San Diego Padres, eclipsing Ty Cobb's record
1991 - Atlanta Braves Kent Mercker, Mark Wohlers and Alejandro Pena pitched 1st combined no-hitter in NL, beating San Diego Padres, 1-0
2005 - "Pride and Prejudice", the film adaptation of Jane Austen's novel of the same name, starring Keira Knightley as Elizabeth Bennet, is released
2005 - The State of Israel completes its unilateral disengagement from the Gaza Strip.
2009 - Sweden emerges from the recession after witnessing GDP growth of 0.2% in the second quarter
2018 - Imprisoned Brazilian Ex-president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva abandons his presidential campaign
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