Historical Events
1777
The Second Continental Congress adopts the Stars and Stripes as the US flag.
1801
Benedict Arnold, American Revolutionary War general turned traitor, dies.
1940
German forces occupy Paris.
1982
The Falklands War ends with Argentine forces surrendering to Britain.
2020
Rayshard Brooks is fatally shot by Atlanta police, intensifying Black Lives Matter protests.
Famous Birthdays
1736
Charles Coulomb
French physicist known for Coulomb's law of electrical force.
1811
Harriet Beecher Stowe
American author whose novel Uncle Tom's Cabin helped fuel the abolitionist cause.
1863
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne whose assassination triggered World War I.
1928
Che Guevara
Argentine Marxist revolutionary and guerrilla leader.
1961
Boy George
British singer known for Do You Really Want to Hurt Me and Karma Chameleon.
