Today:
1456 – Trial of Joan of Arc Annulment concluded with a papal court overturning the heresy conviction of Joan of Arc, 25 years after her execution.
1534 – European explorer Jacques Cartier claimed the region of present-day Quebec for France by erecting a cross at Gaspé.
1846 – United States forces occupied Monterey, California, during the Mexican–American War.
1898 – The Annexation of Hawaii was approved when the U.S. Congress passed the Newlands Resolution.
1928 – Sliced bread was sold commercially for the first time by the Chillicothe Baking Company in Chillicothe, Missouri.
1930 – Construction of Hoover Dam officially began on the Colorado River.
1947 – Reports of a “flying disc” crash near Roswell, New Mexico, were published, giving rise to the famous Roswell incident.
1981 – Sandra Day O’Connor was nominated by Ronald Reagan to become the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States.
2005 – A series of coordinated terrorist bombings struck London’s public transportation system in the 7 July 2005 London bombings, killing 52 people and injuring hundreds.
2019 – United States women’s national soccer team defeated Netherlands women’s national football team 2–0 to win the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup Final, capturing its fourth Women’s World Cup title.