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1804 - Aaron Burr shot Alexander Hamilton to death in their famous duel. Samuel Broadhurst, a relative of Burr's, had tried to negotiate a settlement between the two, but Burr offered the challenge and the duel ensued.

1914 - Babe Ruth debuted in the major leagues with the Boston Red Sox. Ruth made $2,900 his rookie season.

1916 - One of America's great race horses died. Dan Patch was the celebrated horse that had never lost a race. He first became known for promoting his owner's feed company in Savage, Minnesota. Interestingly, Mr. Savage died several days after his beloved trotter died.

1918 - Enrico Caruso bypassed opera for a short time to join the war (WWI) effort.

1934 - The first appointments to the newly created Federal Communications Commission were made.

1950 - Boston Red Sox slugger Ted Williams suffered a broken elbow during the All-Star baseball game in Chicago.

1955 - The first class of 306 cadets was sworn in at Lowry Air Force Base, Denver, Colorado, the temporary home of the U.S. Air Force Academy. A bill establishing the Academy had been signed by President Eisenhower on April 1, 1954. The Cadet Wing moved to the academy's permanent home north of Colorado Springs, CO in 1958.

1967 - Kenny Rogers formed The First Edition just one day after he and members Thelma Camacho, Mike Settle and Terry Williams left The New Christy Minstrels.

1973 - Tennis stars Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs announced their forthcoming (September, 1973) Battle of the Sexes. The winner would take home $100,000.

1985 - Nolan Ryan of the Houston Astros became the first major-league pitcher to earn 4,000 strikeouts in a career as he led the Astros to a 4-3 win over the New York Mets.