1926 -  Spain threatened to quit the League of Nations if Germany was allowed to join.

 

1928 - Amelia Earhart began the flight that made her the first woman to successfully fly across the Atlantic Ocean.

 

 

1932 - The U.S. Senate defeated the bonus bill as 10,000 veterans massed around the Capitol.

 

 

1940 - France asked Germany for terms of surrender in World War II.

 

1941 -  WNBT-TV in New York City, NY, was granted the first construction permit to operate a commercial TV station in the U.S.

 

 

1950 -  Dr. Richard H. Lawler performed the first kidney transplant in a 45-minute operation in Chicago, IL.

 

1963 - The U.S. Supreme Court banned the required reading of the Lord's prayer and Bible in public schools.

 

 

1970 -  North Vietnamese troops cut the last operating rail line in Cambodia.

 

 

1972 - Five men were arrested for burglarizing the Democratic Party Headquarters in the Watergate complex in Washington, DC. The men all worked for the reelection of President Nixon. The event was the beginning of the Watergate affair.

 

 

1987 - American journalist Charles Glass was kidnapped. He was held captive for 62 days until he escaped on August 18, 1987. 

 

 

1994 -  O.J. Simpson drove his Ford Bronco across Los Angeles with police in pursuit and millions of people watching live on television. After the slow speed chase ended Simpson was arrested and charged with the murders of Nicole Simpson and Ronald Goldman.