Thousands of anti-government protesters disrupted Hong Kong International Airport.
A plane stolen from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport flew for over an hour before crashing on a wooded island.
The Parker Solar Probe was launched by NASA, heading for the Sun.
The 'Unite the Right' gathering in Charlottesville, Virginia, became violent after a car smashed into protesters.
Former President Jimmy Carter had a lesion removed from his liver.
A mass grave of 30 victims of the 1665 plague was found at Liverpool Street station in London, England.
The IBM Personal Computer was released.
South Africa was banned from the Olympic Games due to the country’s racist policies.
Ford completed their first Model T vehicle at a Ford plant in Detroit, Michigan.
One of Mars' moons, 'Deimos,' was discovered by an American astronomer, Asaph Hall.
Thomas Edison completed his first model of a phonograph.
Isaac Singer was granted his patent for a commercial sewing machine.
Following the divide of the Rhone-et-Loire department in France, the Rhone department became independent.
The war between English Colonists and Native Americans in New England ended.
