1861 1st American Civil War land battle: Union forces defeat the Confederacy at Philippi in modern-day West Virginia
1864 General Robert E. Lee wins his last victory of the US Civil War at the Battle of Cold Harbor
1871 Jesse James & his gang robs Obocock Bank (Corydon Iowa), of $15,000
1876 Lacrosse introduced in Britain and Canada
1886 24 Christians burn to death in Namgongo, Uganda
1888 Baseball poem "Casey at the Bat" is first published by the San Francisco Examiner
1889 The Canadian Pacific Railway is completed from coast to coast
1925 Goodyear's first advertising airship, later named "Pilgrim" takes flight over Akron, Ohio; it is the first to fly using helium, and first to have an enclosed cabin
1932 Future Baseball Hall of Fame first baseman Lou Gehrig first to hit 4 consecutive HRs in a MLB game; NY Yankees beat Philadelphia A's, 20-13 at Shibe Park
1932 John McGraw, who came to NY in 1902, resigns as manager of Giants
1939 "Beer Barrel Polka" by Will Glahe hits #1 on the pop singles chart
1955 Stan Musial hits his 300th HR
1972 "Hot Rod Lincoln" by Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen hits #9
1989 Beginning of the Tiananmen Square Massacre as Chinese troops open fire on pro-democracy supporters in Beijing
1989 Sportscasting legend Vin Scully broadcasts 23 innings in two different cities on one day
1995 Expos pitcher Pedro Martinez perfect game is broken up in 10th inning as San Diego's Bip Roberts leads off with a double, Mont wins 1-0
2019 US President Donald Trump begins a three-day visit to the UK by calling London Mayor Sadiq Khan "a stone cold loser" after Khan called Trump's language that of a 20th century fascist