CoM Moderators Posted September 2, 2023 Posted September 2, 2023 1519 - 1st Battle of Tehuacingo, San Salvador vs Mexico1882 - US National Championship Men's Tennis, Newport R.I.: Defending champion Richard Sears beats Clarence M. Clark 6-1, 6-4, 6-01930 - 1st non-stop airplane flight from Europe to US (37 hrs)1944 - US leaders meet in Belgium1957 - Milwaukee 1st baseman Frank Torre scores 6 runs to tie the MLB record; Braves rout Chicago Cubs 23-101960 - New Zealand middle distance runner Peter Snell claims first of 3 career Olympic gold medals when he wins the 800m in Rome1963 - CBS expands "CBS Evening News" program, anchored by Walter Conkrite, from 15 to 30 minutes1968 - Jerry Lewis' 3rd Muscular Dystrophy telethon2018 - Major fire at the National Museum of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro destroys most of its 20 million artifacts2019 - Diving boat catches fire at night killing 34 asleep on board off Santa Cruz Island, California More Historical Events »
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