1925-Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters organizes (Harlem, N.Y.)
1944-Paris liberated from Nazi occupation
1945-Jewish immigrants are permitted to leave Mauritius for Palestine
1960-17th Summer Olympics opens in Rome
1967-Paraguay accepts its constitution
1981-Jeff Schwartz, sets solo record for trampoline bouncing (266:09)
1983-U.S. & USSR sign $10 billion grain pact
1988-Challenger Center opens its classroom doors in Houston
1988-NASA launches space vehicle S-214
1989-Voyager 2 makes its closest approach to Neptune (0400 GMT)
1990-U.N. Security Council authorizes military action against Iraq
1991-Carl Lewis runs 100 meters in 9.86 seconds