1986 – Bo Jackson’s 1st HR-a 475-foot blast (longest at Royal Stadium)

1996 – As’ Mark McGwire is 13th player to hit 50-HRs in a season

1947 – Sam Neill, British-born New Zealand actor (Jurassic Park, Dead Calm, Piano), born in Omagh, Northern Ireland

2009 – David Attenborough and Prince William officially open the Darwin Centre at the National History Museum London, in what is the Museum’s most significant expansion since 1881

2014 – The United States defeats Serbia 129-92 to win the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup