1855 - French forces successfully assault the Malakoff Line during the Crimean War
1907 - Pope Pius X publishes encyclical Pasceni dominici gregis (anti-modernism)
1943 - Lieutenant-General Omar Bradley flies to Carthago/Algiers from Sicily
1951 - Japan signs peace treaty with 48 countries in San Francisco
1962 - Chinese troops exceed Mac-Mahon-line (Tibet-India boundary)
1972 - Jim Ryan (US) and Billy Fordjour (Ghana) collide and fall in qualifying competitions for 1,500m finals, ending Ryan's chances for gold
1991 - US Open Men's Tennis: Stefan Edberg of Sweden wins his first US title; beats American Jim Courier 6-2, 6-4, 6-0
1999 - "American Beauty", directed by Sam Mendes and starring Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, and Thora Birch, premieres in Los Angeles (Best Picture 2000)
2013 - 11 people are killed and 18 are injured after a gunfire attack in Guatemala City
2019 - Brazil's Supreme Court rules Marvel comic depicting two men kissing can be sold after mayor of Rio de Janeiro attempted to ban it
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