1748 - Amsterdam establishes municipal postal service
1962 - Lee Harvey Oswald arrives by train in Oldenzaal, Netherlands
1973 - At Paris air show, Tupolev 144, a Soviet supersonic airliner ("Concorde-ski"), crashes, 15 killed
2001 - US Open Women's Golf, Pine Needles Lodge and GC: Defending champion Karrie Webb of Australia repeats by 8 strokes ahead of runner-up Se Ri Pak; largest margin in 21 years
2014 - US President Barack Obama announces his plan for a $1 billion fund to increase deployment of US troops to Europe

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