1849 - St Paul's Place in the Bronx named 1902 - Baltimore manager John McGraw is accused by AL President Ban Johnson of trying to wreck the Orioles and Washington Senators; negotiates his release from the Orioles, having already signed with NY Giants 1913 - Alfred Carlton Gilbert's patent for the Erector Set is issued, it becomes one of the most popular toys of all time 1939 - Wimbledon Women's Tennis: American Alice Marble wins her only Wimbledon singles title beating Kay Stammers of England 6-2, 6-0 1943 - Nationaal-Socialistische Beweging (Dutch National Socialist Movement) leader Anton Mussert meets with Heinrich Himmler 1944 - British troops march into Caen, Normandy 1947 - Reports are broadcast that a UFO has crash landed in Roswell, New Mexico 1988 - Miami Arena opens in Miami, Florida 2014 - Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu instructs his defence forces to "take their gloves off" against Hamas and to take any means necessary to "restore peace" to Israeli citizens 2023 - Airstrike on Sudanese district of Omdurman by the Sudanese army kills at least 22 people including women and children More Historical Events »