Rudolf C. Ising(co-creator of Looney Tunesββ)β
Garrison Keillor(radio host)β
B. J. Thomas(singer)β
Wayne Knight(actor)β
David Duchovny(actor)β
Charlize Theron(actress)β
Mike Trout(baseball player)β
Died
Oliver Hardy(comedian & actor)β
Mickey Leland(U.S. congressman)β
Peter Jennings(journalist)β
Events
La Salleβs Le Griffon, first ship to sail upper Great Lakes, entered Lake Erie β
George Washington established the Badge of Military Merit for U.S. soldiers injured in action. It later became known as the Purple Heart β
The United States War Department established β
Service began at first deaf church in U.S., St. Annβs Church for Deaf Mutes, N.Y.C. β
Silver discovered in northern Ontario β
Peace Bridge opened β
U.S. satellite Explorer VI launched β
The Don Messer Show premiered on CBC television β
Love Canal, N.Y., was declared a disaster area β
Record-breaking flight around world by single-engine plane completed (6 days, 7 hours, 25 minutes, 47 seconds) β
President George Bush ordered the military buildup known as Operation Desert Shield in response to Iraqβs invasion of Kuwait earlier in the month β
At the Summer Olympics, Katie Ledecky swam the 400m freestyle in 3:56.46, setting a world record β
Weather
New York City had a low of only 102 degrees F by day and 82 degrees F by night, and Philadelphia reached a record high of 106 degrees F β
The temperature in Claysville, Pennsylvania, reached 108 degrees F β
A hailstorm severely damaged a passenger train near Pinneo, Colorado. β
Waco, Texas, recorded a temperature of 107 degrees F β
Marquette, Michigan, experienced a high temperature of 88 degrees F β
The temperature plummeted to 30 degrees F in Martin, South Dakota β
The temperature plummeted to 37 degrees F in Belcourt, North Dakota β
The temperature plummeted to 40 degrees F in Valentine, Nebraska β