1789-French Nationl Assembly issues "Decl of the Rights of Man & the Citizen"
1912-Edgar Rice Burroughs' publishes "Tarzan"
1918-Dr Joseph L Johnson named minister to Liberia
1927-Parks College, America's oldest aviation school, opens
1928-16 die in a NYC subway's second worst accident
1928-Kellogg-Briand Pact, where 60 nations agree to outlaw war
1940-Caproni-Campini CC-2, experimental jet plane, maiden flight (Milan)
1945-U.S. troops land in Japan after Japanese surrender
1962-Mariner 2 launched; first probe to fly by Venus
1966-Francis Chichester begins the first solo sail around the world
1966-Race riot in Waukegan,Illinois
1975-Veronica & Colin Scargill (England) complete tandem bicycle ride, a record 18,020 miles around the world
1981-Divers begin to recover a safe found aboard the Andrea Doria
1989-100 march through Bensonhurst protesting racial killings
1990-WWF Summer Slam-Ultimate Warrior beats Rick Rude