On this day :

1934 Police kill famous outlaws Bonnie and Clyde, 1777 Meigs Expedition claims sole Patriot victory on Long Island, 1934 Outlaws Bonnie and Clyde shot to death in stolen Ford, 1864 Fighting begins on the North Anna River Virginia, 1949 Federal Republic of Germany is established, 1934 Bonnie and Clyde are killed by police, 1960 Tsunami hits Hawaii, 1701 Captain Kidd walks the plank, 1900 Forgotten Civil War hero honored, 1911 New York Public Library dedicated, 1960 Eichmann captured, 1933 Joan Collins is born, 1810 Margaret Fuller is born, 1979 Tom Petty defies his record label and files for bankruptcy, 1923 Curley is buried at Little Big Horn, 2004 George W Bush recovers from bicycle accident, 1941 Joe Louis beats Buddy Baer to retain heavyweight title, 1967 Congressman claims M16 is defective, 1971 North Vietnamese infiltrators attack US base, 1972 United States widens aerial campaign, 1915 Italy declares war on AustriaHungary, 1941 Lord Mountbatten cousin to a king sunk by German divebombers, 1945 Himmler commits suicide,