1644 - French troops occupy Mainz
1849 - Harriet Tubman 1st escapes slavery in Maryland with two of her brothers
1939 - US National Championship Men's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Reigning Wimbledon champion Bobby Riggs beats fellow American Welby van Horn 6-4, 6-2, 6-4
1957 - Scott Crossfield takes X-15 up for 1st powered flight
1958 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1962 - US space officials announce selection of 9 new astronauts
1979 - Royals' George Brett is 6th to have 20 doubles/triples/HRs in a season
2006 - Federation Cup Women's Tennis, Charleroi, Belgium: Justine Henin-Hardenne of Belgium withdraws with an injured knee with decisive doubles match level at 1-set all; Italy wins first ever title, 3-2
2016 - Terror bomb in Chelsea, New York injures 29
2019 - Indonesia raises the female marriage age to 19, in line with males, to curb child marriages
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