| On this date in: |
| 1916 |
The first self-service grocery store, Piggly Wiggly, was opened in Memphis, Tenn., by Clarence Saunders. |
| 1941 |
Jews over the age of 6 in German-occupied areas were ordered to wear yellow Stars of David. |
| 1970 |
Palestinian guerrillas seized control of three jetliners, which were later blown up on the ground in Jordan after the passengers and crews were evacuated. |
| 1975 |
Czechoslovakian tennis player Martina Navratilova, in New York for the U.S. Open, requested political asylum. |
| 1996 |
Eddie Murray of the Baltimore Orioles hit his 500th career home run during a game against the Detroit Tigers. |
| 1997 |
Britain bade farewell to Princess Diana with a funeral service at Westminster Abbey.
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| 2001 |
Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants became the fifth player in baseball history to hit 60 home runs in a season. (He finished the year with a record 73 homers.) |
| 2004 |
Former President Bill Clinton underwent successful heart bypass surgery. |
| 2005 |
The California Legislature became the first legislative body in the nation to approve same-sex marriages. (Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger later vetoed the bill.) |
| 2006 |
President George W. Bush acknowledged previously secret CIA prisons around the world and said 14 high-value terrorism suspects had been transferred from the system to Guantanamo Bay for trials. |
| 2007 |
Opera singer Luciano Pavarotti died at age 71. |
