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 More Historical Events »