1684 - Expedition to establish French colony in Louisiana leaves La Rochelle with four ships led by René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle (expedition is disastrous with only 15 survivors) 1931 - Paavo Nurmi runs world record 2 mile (8:59.6) 1936 - 121°F (49°C), near Alton, Kansas (state record) 1940 - 1st illegal "Newsletter of Pieter It Hen" publishes in Netherlands 1977 - 64th Tour de France won by Bernard Thevenet of France 1978 - Pete Rose ties NL hitting streak of 37 games 1979 - Boston Red Sox Carl Yastrzemski hits his 400th HR 1983 - 21st Tennis Fed Cup: Czech beats Germany in Zurich Switzerland (2-1) 1994 - Bodo kills 37 Muslims in Bashbari NE India 2015 - US President Barack Obama begins an historic 2 day visit to Kenya More Historical Events »