Nikola Tesla 1856
- 1913 - The highest temperature ever recorded in the U.S. was 134 degrees in Death Valley, CA.
- 1940 - The 114-day Battle of Britain began during World War II.
- 1949 - The first practical rectangular television was presented. The picture tube measured 12 by 16 and sold for $12.
- 1962 - The Telstar Communications satellite was launched. The satellite relayed TV and telephone signals between Europe and the U.S.
- 1985 - Coca-Cola resumed selling the old formula of Coke, it was renamed "Coca-Cola Classic." It was also announced that they would continue to sell "New" Coke.
- 1991 - Boris Yeltsin took the oath of office as the first elected president of the Russian republic.
- 1998 - The U.S. military delivered the remains of Air Force 1st Lt. Michael Blassie to his family in St. Louis. He had been placed in Arlington Cemetery's Tomb of the Unknown in 1984. His identity had been confirmed with DNA tests.
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