The oldest university in Poland, Jagiellonian University, was founded –
Manitoba Act passed, approving Manitoba to become a Canadian province –
Charles Sherrill first demonstrated a crouching start for sprinters –
Adler Planetarium, first in U.S., opened –
Manitoba’s flag officially adopted –
Montreal was chosen as the site for the 1976 Summer Olympics –
U.S. Commerce Department announced hurricanes would no longer be named solely after women –
Susie Maroney swam from Cuba to Florida in 24.5 hours –
The discovery of what is likely the Library of Alexandria was announced –
American sprinter Justin Gatlin, Olympic champion, broke the 100-meter world record with a time of 9.76 seconds at the Qatar Grand Prix in Doha, Qatar. Previous record was 9.77 seconds by Jamaica’s Asafa Powell on June 14, 2005, in Athens, Greece. –
7.8-magnitude earthquake, Sichuan province, China –
A 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck Nepal less than 3 weeks after a 7.8-magnitude quake –
Weather
Massive tornado struck Xenia, Ohio –
The Colorado Rockies were struck by a late-season storm that dropped 46 inches of snow on Coal Creek Canyon, near Boulder –
