1597 - Cornelis de Houtman's Dutch fleet arrives back in Holland, the 1st Dutch visit to Java 1756 - French capture Fort Oswego, NY 1816 - Great Britain annexes Tristan da Cunha 1862 - Abraham Lincoln receives the first group of African Americans to confer with a US president 1901 - SS Islander hits iceberg near Alaska and sinks killing 70 1936 - The Berlin Olympics rowing competition concludes with Germany winning 5 of 7 gold medals, although the United States wins the coveted eights gold 1944 - British Prime Minister Winston Churchill arrives at Corsica 1971 - Cards Bob Gibson, 35, no-hits Pirates, 11-0 1975 - King of Norway Olav V opens Svalbard Airport near Longyearbyen, the northernmost airport in the world with scheduled public flights 2020 - Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda breaks Ethiopian legend Kenenisa Bekele’s 16-year-old 5,000m world record with a run of 12:35.36 at the Diamond League meet in Monaco More Historical Events »