Today:
762: Baghdad is founded.
1419: The First Defenestration of Prague occurs, as radical Hussites kill seven members of the Prague city council.
1619: The first Colonial European representative assembly in the Americas, the Virginia General Assembly, convenes for the first time in Jamestown.
1729: The city of Baltimore, Maryland, is founded.
1864: During the American Civil War, the Battle of the Crater takes place, where Union forces attempt to break Confederate lines at Petersburg, Virginia, by exploding a large bomb.
1866: White supremacist mobs attack a peaceful Black civil rights gathering at the Mechanics’ Institute in New Orleans, resulting in many deaths and injuries.
1930: Uruguay wins the first FIFA World Cup, defeating Argentina 4-2 in Montevideo.
1932: The Summer Olympics open in Los Angeles, California.
1945: The USS Indianapolis is sunk by a Japanese submarine, leading to the deaths of 883 seamen, many of whom die awaiting rescue.
1956: “In God We Trust” is adopted as the national motto of the United States.