CoM Moderators Posted July 15 Posted July 15 1240 - A Novgorodian army led by Alexander Nevsky defeats the Swedes in the Battle of the Neva 1901 - NY Giant Christy Mathewson no-hits St Louis, 5-0 1939 - Clara Adams is the first woman to complete a commercial round-the-world flight from New York, lasting 16 days and 19 hours 1944 - Greenwich Royal Observatory in London damaged by WW II flying bomb 1954 - 110°F (43°C) at Balcony Falls, Virginia (state record) 1957 - Dutch Super Constellation crashes near New Guinea, 56 die 1969 - Cincinnati Red Lee May hits 4 HRs in a doubleheader 1972 - British Open Men's Golf, Muirfield: Lee Trevino claims his second straight Claret Jug; first to successfully defend his title since Arnold Palmer in 1962; wins by 1 stroke from Jack Nicklaus 1983 - Film version of "The Pirates of Penzance", starring Kevin Kline, Linda Ronstadt, and Angela Lansbury premieres in US 2014 - 85th MLB All-Star Game: AL wins 5-3 at Target Field, Minnesota More Historical Events »
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