On this day :

1997 Hong Kong returned to China, 1775 Congress resolves to forge Indian alliances, 2005 Last Ford Thunderbird produced, 1863 The Battle of Gettysburg begins, 1947 Mr X article appears in Foreign Affairs, 2003 Kobe Bryant accuser goes to police, 2002 Two planes collide over Germany, 1867 Canadian Independence Day, 1898 The Battle of San Juan Hill, 1916 Battle of the Somme begins, 1984 PG13 rating debuts, 1804 George Sand is born, 1979 The first Sony Walkman goes on sale, 1887 Gunfighter Clay Allison killed, 1916 Dwight D Eisenhower marries his Mamie, 1951 Feller hurls third nohitter, 1965 Ball recommends compromise in Vietnam, 1966 Bombing of North Vietnam continues, 1942 The Battle of El Alamein begins,