Also on this date
In 1944,
French Gen. Charles de Gaulle braved the threat of German snipers as he led a victory march in Paris, which had just been liberated from Nazi occupation.
In 1957,
the Soviet Union announced it had successfully tested an intercontinental ballistic missile.
In 1958,
Alaskans went to the polls to vote in favor of statehood.
In 1961,
the original Hockey Hall of Fame was opened in Toronto.
In 1968,
the Democratic National Convention opened in Chicago; the four-day event that resulted in the nomination of Hubert H. Humphrey for president was marked by a bloody police crackdown on antiwar protesters.
In 1985,
13-year-old AIDS patient Ryan White began “attending” classes at Western Middle School in Kokomo, Indiana, via a telephone hook-up at his home — school officials had barred Ryan from attending classes in person.
In 2017,
Hurricane Harvey spun into Texas. (The hurricane killed nearly 70 people, damaged more than 300,000 structures and caused an estimated $125 billion in damage.)
In 2017,
boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. beat UFC fighter Conor McGregor in a boxing match in Las Vegas that was stopped by the referee in the 10th round; it was the last fight of Mayweather’s career and earned him an estimated $200 million.
In 2018,
a gunman opened fire on fellow gamers at a video game tournament in Jacksonville, Florida, killing two men and wounding 10 others before taking his own life.
Ten years ago:
The government of Chile released a video of the 33 miners trapped deep in a copper mine; the men appeared slim but healthy as they sang the national anthem and yelled, “Long live Chile, and long live the miners!”
Five years ago:
Alison Parker, a reporter for WDBJ-TV in Roanoke, Virginia, and her cameraman, Adam Ward, were shot to death during a live broadcast by a disgruntled former station employee who fatally shot himself while being pursued by police.
One year ago:
As a Group of Seven summit ended in France, President Donald Trump pitched his own golf resort in Florida as an ideal site for the next G-7 summit; the idea was scrapped over concerns that that would violate a clause in the Constitution prohibiting presidents from accepting gifts or payments from governments.