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1937 – Edward VIII marries divorcee Wallis Simpson. He is forced to abdicate. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_VIII http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2nbea8_edward-viii-and-wallis-simpson-duke-and-duchess-of-windsor_webcam
1968 – Andy Warhol is shot three times by radical feminist Valerie Solanas. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Warhol#Attempted_murder_.281968.29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Warhol#/media/File:Andy_Warhol_by_Jack_Mitchell.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLcGjBmrzl4
1969 – The Australian aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne cuts the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Frank E. Evans in half off the coast of South Vietnam. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne%E2%80%93Evans_collision https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t38s8MxzSNg
1986 – Rafael Nadal, Spanish tennis player, is born. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_Nadal http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2mr19v_top-5-roland-garros-les-meilleurs-matchs-de-rafael-nadal_sport