On this day :

1991 Terry Waite released, 1776 Fort Washington becomes Fort Knyphausen, 1996 Volkswagens Dream Factory opens in Resende Brazil, 1863 Lincoln travels to Gettysburg, 1987 Congress issues final report on IranContra scandal, 1996 Highprofile expert on exotic birds is sentenced for smuggling parrots, 1987 Commuters die in subway fire, 1916 Haig ends Battle of Somme, 1978 Mass suicide at Jonestown, 2006 Tom Cruise weds again, 1998 Alice McDermott wins the National Book Award, 1978 Billy Joel earns his first 1 album when 52nd Street tops the Billboard pop chart, 1883 Railroads create the first time zones, 1886 Chester Arthur dies in New York, 1966 Sandy Koufax retires, 1964 South Vietnamese conduct largest air assault to date, 1969 South Vietnamese fight first major battle after US troops are withdrawn, 1970 Nixon appeals to Congress for funds for Cambodia, 1916 Battle of the Somme ends, 1940 Hitler furious over Italys debacle in Greece,