Claude Stanley Choules(the last known combat veteran of World War I died at the age of 110)β
Events
The Billboard (later known as just Billboard) magazine began weekly publicationβ
Cy Young became the fist major league pitcher in baseball’s modern era to throw a perfectβ gameββ
Chanel No. 5 introducedβ
Kilauea eruptedβ
Picasso’s Boy With a Pipe set a new world record for the most expensive painting ever sold at auction when it soared to $104,168,000 at Sotheby’s. The price, which included the auction house’s commission, easily eclipsed the old mark of $82.5 million set by van Gogh’s Portrait of Dr. Gachet, which had stood since 1990β
Weather
In downtown Sacramento, California, the temperature soared to 100 degrees Fβ
Stormy seas capsized 3 recreational fishing boats off Port Angeles in Washingtonβ
A supercell thunderstorm blasted Tarrant County, Texas, with hail, 80 mph winds, and torrential rains, which caused flash flooding in Fort Worthβ