1590 – Tokugawa Ieyasu enters Edo Castle. (Traditional Japanese date: August 1, 1590)
1776 – US army evacuates Long Island and falls back to Manhattan, NYC
1893 – 13rd US Men’s Tennis: Robert D Wrenn beats Fred H Hovey (6-4 3-6 6-4 6-4)
1900 – Last 2,000 British prisoners in Nooitgedagt, South Africa, freed
1963 – Hotline communication link between Pentagon (Washington) and the Klemlin (Moscow) installed
1964 – Clifford Ann Creed wins LPGA Riverside Ladies Golf Open
1979 – Ian Botham makes 1000 runs/100 wkts in Tests in his 21st match
1984 – Red Sox Jim Rice grounds into record 33rd double play en route to 36
1987 – Stefka Kostadinova of Bulgaria sets high jump woman’s record (6’10½”)
1992 – Dottie Mochrie wins LPGA Sun-Times Golf Challenge
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