1939 - Clara Adams is the first woman to complete a commercial round-the-world flight from New York, lasting 16 days and 19 hours
1945 - PGA Championship Men's Golf, Moraine CC: Byron Nelson wins his fifth and final major title and second PGA title; he defeats former MLB player Sam Byrd 4 and 3
1974 - American TV news reporter Christine Chubbuck shoots herself live on WXLT-TV in Sarasota, Florida; first person to commit suicide in a live broadcast
1994 - Gyula Horn sworn in as premier of Hungary
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