1929-Vatican City becomes a sovereign state
1930-NY Times agrees to capitalize the n in "Negro"
1967-Israel captures Wailing Wall in East Jerusalem
1971-Soviet Soyuz 11 crew completes 1st transfer to orbiting Salyut
1979-Bhaskara 1, Indian Earth resources/meteorology satellite, launched
1981-Bjorn Borg wins his 6th French Open singles (defeats Ivan Lendl)
1981-Israel destroys alleged Iraqi plutonium production facility
1983-Steve Carlton temporarily passes Nolan Ryan with his 3,552 strike out
1986-Madonna's "Live to Tell," single goes #1
1989-Wayne Gretzky wins his 9th NHL Hart (MVP) Trophy in 10 years
1990-Michael Jackson hospitalized for chest pains
1991-Singer Jimmy Osmond weds Michelle Larson