On this date

In 1918,

U.S. Marines suffered heavy casualties as they launched their eventually successful counteroffensive against German troops in the World War I Battle of Belleau Wood in France.

In 1925,

Walter Percy Chrysler founded Chrysler Corp.

In 1933,

the first drive-in movie theater was opened by Richard Hollingshead in Camden County, New Jersey. (Showing was “Wives Beware,” starring Adolphe Menjou.)

In 1966,

black activist James Meredith was shot and wounded as he walked along a Mississippi highway to encourage black voter registration.

In 1968,

Sen. Robert F. Kennedy died at Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles, 251⁄2 hours after he was shot by Sirhan Bishara Sirhan.

In 1978,

California voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 13, a primary ballot initiative calling for major cuts in property taxes.

In 1982,

Israeli forces invaded Lebanon to drive Palestine Liberation Organization fighters out of the country. (The Israelis withdrew in June 1985.)

Ten years ago:

The Dow industrial average dropped 394.64 points to 12,209.81, its worst loss in more than a year.

Five years ago:

Director of National Intelligence James Clapper moved to tamp down a public uproar spurred by the disclosure of secret surveillance programs involving phone and Internet records, declassifying key details about one of the programs while insisting the efforts were legal, limited in scope and necessary to detect terrorist threats.

One year ago:

Former Brewer Scooter Gennett hit four home runs, matching the major league record, as the Cincinnati Reds routed the St. Louis Cardinals 13-1.