1483 - Sistine Chapel to Our Lady of the Assumption in Vatican City is consecrated with a Mass by Pope Sixtus IV [some sources cite August 9] 1931 - Roy Wilkins joins the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) as Assistant Secretary 1949 - WOTV TV channel 8 in Grand Rapids, MI (NBC) begins broadcasting 1970 - Patricia Palinkas becomes the first woman professional football player (Orlando) 1992 - Colombo '92 closes in Genoa, Italy 1997 - Dan Wilson hits Seattle Mariners' 3,000th home run 2013 - 20 people are killed and 200 are injured in an explosion in Beirut 2023 - Young activists win a landmark case, Held v Montana, with a judge ruling that the state of Montana must consider climate change when deciding to approve or renew fossil fuel projects More Historical Events »