1756 - Giacomo Casanova escapes from prison in Venice by climbing onto the roof
1794 - John Dalton's first lecture to Manchester Literary/Philosophical Society
1864 - Nevada admitted as 36th state of the Union
1940 - Battle of Britain, fought between the RAF and Luftwaffe over the English Channel and southern England, ends with a British victory
1943 - Washington Redskin Sammy Baugh passes for 6 touchdowns vs Bkln (48-10)
1953 - TV broadcasting begins in Belgium
1963 - J. Edgar Hoover's last meeting with President John F. Kennedy
1968 - Milwaukee Bucks win their 1st game beating Detroit 138-118 (6th game)
2000 - A chartered Antonov An-26 explodes after takeoff in Northern Angola killing 50
2018 - US and Great Britain call for a cease-fire in Saudi-led war in Yemen, in 3-year war that has claimed over 10,000 lives and created famine conditions
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