1806 — Michael Keens exhibits first cultivated strawberry
1819 — First savings bank in U.S. (Bank of Savings in New York City) opens its doors
1848 — Slaves freed in Danish West Indies (now U.S. Virgin Islands)
1863 — Battle of Gettysburg Pa ends, major victory for North
1898 — U.S. Navy defeats Spanish fleet in Santiago harbor, Cuba
1915 — U.S. military forces occupy Haiti, remain until 1934
1932 — First Sunday game at Fenway Park, Yanks beat Red Sox 13-2
1950 — First time U.S. and North Korean forces clash in the Korean War
1974 — Soyuz 14 carries 2 cosmonauts to space station Salyut 3
1976 — Israel launches rescue of 103 Air France crew and passengers being held by pro-Palestinian hijackers
1983 — John McEnroe regains men’s singles title at Wimbledon
1987 — Two men became first hot-air balloon travelers to cross Atlantic
1988 — U.S. Navy shoots down Iranian civilian jetliner over Gulf, kills 290
1991 — Donald Trump gives Marla Maples a 7.45-karat diamond ring