- **1914** - After the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on June 28 in Sarajevo, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, leading to wars across the world, ultimately resulting in World War I.
- **1945** - A B-25 Mitchell bomber flew in heavy fog over New York City, resulting in a collision with the Empire State Building, which killed 14 people.
- **2000** - U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright held talks with North Korean Foreign Minister Paek Nam-sun, marking the highest-level meeting between the two countries since the Korean War.
- **2001** - Alejandro Toledo assumed office as President of Peru, becoming the first president of the country of indigenous Andean descent.
- **2002** - Lance Armstrong won the Tour de France for the fourth consecutive year.
- **2002** - Nine miners trapped in a Pennsylvania coal mine were rescued after three days underground.
- **2004** - The Democratic Party in the United States nominated Senator John Kerry to challenge President George W. Bush in the White House.
- **2005** - An Irish republican paramilitary group officially announced the end of its armed campaign against British rule in Northern Ireland.
- **2010** - A passenger plane crashed on the outskirts of Islamabad, resulting in the deaths of 152 people on board.
- **2012** - Jordanian chefs made the world's largest falafel.
- **2015** - Giant panda Jia Jia became the oldest giant panda in captivity, celebrating her 37th birthday in Hong Kong.
