Historical Events:

• 585 BC: Solar eclipse, as predicted by Greek philosopher Thales, while Lydians under Alyattes war with the Medes under Cyaxares, leading to a truce. One of the cardinal dates from which other dates calculated.
• 1901: Laws against phosphor matches enacted (inhibition white phosphorous).
• 1972: White House "plumbers" break into Democratic Natl HQ at Watergate.
• 1987: Monitor, Civil War warship, is discovered by a deep sea robot.

Arts, Music, TV:

• 1911: S.J. du Toit, champion for Afrikaans, dies in Paarl.
• 1995: "Inspector Calls" closes at Royale Theater New York City after 454 performances.
• 1999: In Milan, Italy, after 22 years of restoration work, Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece "The Last Supper" is put back on display.
• 1994: "Cafe American" last airs on NBC-TV.

Sports:

• 1941: First night game at Wash DC, Griffith stadium (Yanks 6, Senators 5).
• 1955: Fay Crocker wins LPGA Wolverine Golf Open.
• 1983: Hamburger ZV wins 28th Europe Cup 1 in Athens.
• 1995: White Sox (5) & Tigers (7) combine for record 12 HRs at Tiger Stadium.

Source: historyorb.com & sahistory.org.com
Compiled by: Thandi Xaba