CoM Moderators Posted 16 hours ago Posted 16 hours ago 1535 - Emperor Charles V conquers Tunis 1876 - British battleship HMS Thunderer boiler explodes during full-power sea trial near Portsmouth, England; 45 sailors killed and 40 injured 1927 - First commercial airplane flight in Hawaii 1949 - Czech tennis stars Jaroslav Drobný and Vladimir Černík defect while playing in a tournament in Gstaad, Switzerland; Drobny accepts Egyptian citizenship 1955 - Two killed and many dazed by lightning strikes at Ascot racecourse in England 1987 - Rookie of the Year Award is renamed to honor Jackie Robinson 2008 - "The Dark Knight" directed by Christopher Nolan, starring Christian Bale and Heath Ledger, premieres in New York 2019 - Senior Players Championship Men's Golf at Firestone CC: Retief Goosen of South Africa birdies the final two holes to secure his first Champions Tour win by two strokes over Jay Haas and Tim Petrovic More Historical Events »
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