On this day...
1936-At Berlin Olympics, Jesse Owens wins his 3rd Olympic medal
1953-Operation "Big Switch" Korean War prisoner exchanged at Panmunjom
1959-Chic Cardinals (NFL) beat Toronto Argonauts (CFL) 55-26 in Toronto
1964-U.S. begins bombing North Vietnam
1966-Martin Luther King Jr. stoned during Chicago march
1966-Beatles release "Revolver" album in US
1969-Mariner 7 flies past Mars
1973-USSR launches Mars 6
1981-Federal gov't began firing striking air traffic controllers
1985-Baseball players go on strike for 2 days
1991-Sergei Bubka of USSR sets pole vault record (20￢") in Malm” Sweden