1865 - First ascent of Matterhorn
1927 - First commercial airplane flight in Hawaii
1934 - 116ø F (47ø C), Orogrande, New Mexico (state record)
1940 - Lithuania becomes the Lithuanian SSR
1953 - First natl monument dedicated to a Negro-George Washington Carver
1957 - Soviet steamer "Eshghbad" sinks in Caspian Sea, drowning 270
1958 - Iraqi army overthrows monarchy; republic replaces Hashemite dynasty
1969 - "Futbol War" between El Salvador & Honduras begins
1976 - Jimmy Carter wins Democratic pres. nomination in NY
1986 - Richard W. Miller became first FBI agent convicted of espionage
1987 - Taiwan ends 37 years of martial law
1989 - The 16th James Bond movies "License to Kill" premiers