1864-Battle of Cold Harbour continues
1918-Supreme Court rules child labor laws unconstitutional
1925-Goodyear airship "Pilgrim" makes 1st flight (1st with enclosed cabin)
1937-Duke of Windsor (Edward 8) weds Mrs Wallis Warfield Simpson in France
1941-Author Irving Wallace marries writer Sylvia Kahn
1949-First negro to graduate from US Naval Academy (Wesley Anthony Brown)
1949-Dragnet is 1st broadcast on radio (KFI in Los Angeles)
1964-Rolling Stones begin 1st US tour (with Bobby Goldsboro & Bobby Vee)
1976-Queen's "Bhoemian Rhapsody" goes gold
1976-US presented with oldest known copy of Magna Carta
1981-Pope John Paul II released from hospital after attempt on life
1989-Chinese troops kill hundreds of pro-democracy students in Beijing
1991-Mount Unzen erupts in Japan. Worst eruption in Japanese history