1898 – 700 Greeks and 15 Englishmen are slaughtered by the Turks in Heraklion, Crete
1914 – German troops march into France and push the French army to Sedan
1924 – MLB Washington Senator Walter Johnson pitches his second no-hitter, beating the Browns 2-0 in 7 innings
1944 – US Army XII Corps reaches Troyes, France
1988 – Challenger Center opens its classroom doors in Houston
1989 – After a 12-year, 4-billion-mile journey, Voyager 2 flies over the cloud tops of Neptune and its moon Triton, sending back photographs of swamps
2001 – Singer Aaliyah and eight others are killed in a plane crash in the Bahamas
2014 – 66th Primetime Emmy Awards, hosted by Seth Meyers, are broadcast on NBC
