1898-Peace protocol ends Spanish-American War, signed
1959-First ship firing of a Polaris missile, Observation Island
1962-Russia launches Vostok 4, Pavel Popovich, who lands safely Aug 15
1974-Nolan Ryan strikes-out 19 Red Sox
1977-Space shuttle Enterprise makes first atmospheric flight
1981-IBM introduces the PC and PC-DOS version 1.0
1988-Nelson Mandela is treated for tuberculosis at the hospital
1988-Richard Thornburgh becomes U.S. Attorney General
1990-Iraq President Saddam Hussein says he is ready to resolve the Gulf crisis if Israel withdraws from occupied territories