1878-First telephone introduced in Hawaii
1938-Finland awarded 1940 Olympic games after Japan withdraws
1940-Singles record charts 1st published by Billboard-Tommy Dorsey #1
1944-U.S. invades Japanese-occupied Guam in WW II
1944-Von Stauffenberg fails on an attempt on Hitler's life
1949-Israel's 19 month war of independence ends
1956-France recognizes Tunisia's independence
1960-USSR recovered 2 dogs; 1st living organisms to return from space
1969-1st men on Moon, Neil Armstrong & Edwin Aldrin, Apollo 11
1970-1st baby born on Alcatraz Island
1974-Turkey invades Cyprus
1977-Flash flood hits Johnstown, Pa, kills 80 & causing $350 mil damage
1991-Kirk Cameron marries Growing Pains co-star Chelsea Noble in upstate NY
1996-26th Olympic Summer games opens in Atlanta, Georgia