Sir Stamford Raffles, founder of Singapore, died, 1826
Harry James died, 1983
Apollo 2 (US), first unmanned Apollo orbital test, launched, 1966
First bikini modelled, 1946
Oliver North sentenced for his role in the Iran-Contra scandal, 1989
Philippines liberated (WWII), 1945
Invention of the junction transistor announced (Murray Hill, New Jersey), 1951
National Labor Relations Act signed, 1935
England’s Connecticut colony seized the Dutch Fort Good Hope at Hartford, 1653
The Republic of Venezuela officially born, 1811
Public address system first used during a major league baseball park (Giants), 1929
Penn Square Bank of Oklahoma declared insolvent, 1982
First black to win the men’s singles tennis title at Wimbledon (Arthur Ashe), 1975
Howard Nemerov, third poet laureate of US, died, 1991