1009 – The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid caliph Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, who hacks the Church’s foundations down to bedrock.
1667 – English fleet plunders Suriname plantations
1776 – Battle of Pelham: Col John Glover and Marblehead regiment meet British Forces in Bronx
1878 – Edison makes electricity available for household use
1891 – 1st international 6-day bicycle race in US (Madison Square Garden, NYC) begins
1914 – The Schoenstatt Movement is founded in Germany.
1954 – Texas Instruments Inc. announces the first transistor radio.
1955 – Track and Field names Jesse Owens all-time track athelete
1973 – Congress authorizes bi-centennial quarter, half-dollar and dollar coin
1979 – USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR
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