636-Arabs gain control of most of Palestine from the Byzantine Empire
1599-Caravaggio's 1st public commission for paintings
1798-Napoleon captures Alexandria, Egypt
1827-First U.S. swim school opens (Boston Mass)
1904-Ice cream cone created by Charles E Menches during La Purchase Expo
1914-Austria-Hungary issues ultimatum to Serbia leading to WW I
1920-Kenya becomes a British crown colony
1931-France announces they can't afford to send a team to 1932 LA olympics
1940-"Blitz" begins, all-night raid on London
1944-U.S. forces invade Japanese-held Tinian in WW II
1974-Greek military dictatorship collapses
1984-Vanessa Williams, 1st black Miss America, resigns due to posing nude
1986-Britain's Prince Andrew marries Sarah Ferguson
1987-Petra Felke (E Ger) throws javelin 78.89 m (women's record)
1987-Said Aouita of Morocco runs world record 5,000 m (12:58.39)