- 1983 Final TV episode of “M*A*S*H”, a 2-hour special directed by series star Alan Alda titled “Goodbye, Farewell and Amen”, airs (CBS); record 125 million watch in the US
- 1915 WWI: After the French try to drive the Germans forces back into the Champagne region, they gain a few hundred yards – at the cost of 50,000 casualties
- 1971 PGA Championship Men’s Golf, PGA National East: Jack Nicklaus leads wire-to-wire for his 2nd career grand slam; wins by 2 from Billy Casper
A birthday for architect Frank Gehry (1929)
Anniversary of:
• Francis Crick and James Watson discovering the chemical structure of DNA (1953)
• Egypt gaining independence from the United Kingdom (1922)
• the end of the Gulf War after Iraq accepted a ceasefire following their retreat from Kuwait (1991)
Anniversary of Billy Thorpe’s Death
William Richard Thorpe, AM known as Billy Thorpe, was an English-born Australian singer-songwriter, producer, and musician.