1321 --- 100 Jews of Chicon, France burned at the stake
1680 --- Pueblo Indians take possession of Santa Fe from Spanish
1821 --- Jarvis Island is discovered by the crew of the ship Eliza Francis
1858 --- First Lincoln-Douglas debate
1879 --- The Virgin Mary along with Saint Joseph and St. John the evangelist appears to the people of Knock, Ireland
1897 --- Oldsmobile begins operation as General Motors Corp. Division
1915 --- Italy declares war on Turkey in WWI
1931 --- Babe Ruth hits his 600th home run
1942 --- WWII A Nazi flag is installed on Mt. Elbrus
1956 --- WTVW TV channel 7 in Evansville, Indiana begins broadcasting
1965 --- Gemini 5 launched in Earth orbit
1972 --- First hot air balloon flight over Alps
1986 --- Lake Nios volcano in Cameroon kills 1,746 people
1989 --- Voyager 2 begins a flyby of Planet Neptune
1996 --- Netscape Browser 3 released
2017 --- Next solar eclipse visible from North America
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