1527 - First known letter sent from North America by John Rut while at St. John's, Newfoundland 1914 - Germany invades Belgium and declares war on France, beginning World War I 1939 - Jean Genet's play "Ondine" premieres in Paris 1959 - 27th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 5-3 at Memorial Coliseum, LA 1963 - Warner Bros. Records releases single of Allan Sherman's novelty song "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh (A Letter from Camp)", set to music of Amilcare Ponchielli's "Dance of the Hours" from his 1876 opera "La Gioconda" 1987 - Detroit Tigers ace Jack Morris ties AL record with 5 wild pitches in a 4-2, 10 innings loss v Kansas City Royals 1997 - Oued El-Had and Mezouara massacre in Algeria; 40-76 villagers killed. 2004 - MESSENGER spacecraft launches from Cape Canaveral 2014 - Alex Puccio ascends Jade in Rocky Mountain National Park, becoming the fourth-ever woman to climb V14 2020 - Hurricane Isaias makes landfall in the US as a Category 1 hurricane near Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina More Historical Events »