Tim Russert(moderator for NBCβs Meet the Press)β
Events
Theologian Martin Luther wed Katharina von Boraβ
The Boxer Rebellion began in Chinaβ
The first sodium vapor lamps were installed on Balltown Road, in Schenectady, N.Y.β
The Boston Red Sox and the Chicago Cubs became the first major league baseball teams to play at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, New York, in the Hall of Fame Gameβ
Germany’s highly publicized secret weapon, the flying bomb, was dropped on English targets for the first timeβ
The United States Supreme Court ruled in Miranda v. Arizona that the police must inform suspects of their rights before questioning themβ
Thurgood Marshall nominated to U.S. Supreme Courtβ
Pioneer 10, an unmanned U.S. space probe, became the first man-made object to leave the solar system when it crossed the orbit of Neptuneβ
A 7.9-magnitude earthquake shook Chileβ
San Francisco Giants pitcher Matt Cain threw a perfect game; a first for the franchiseβ
Raccoon completed climb of 25-story skyscraper in St. Paul, Minnesotaβ
Weather
Deadly hurricane hit Labradorβ
Tamarack, California, reported a temperature of 2 degrees Fβ
Deerfield, South Dakota, received 10 inches of snowβ
Snowplows were called out in Denver, Colorado, to clean up softball-size hailstonesβ
Cedar River crested at 31.12 feet (19.12 feet above flood stage), Cedar Rapids, Iowaβ