International
1987: Pope John Paul II arrives in Los Angeles for a two-day papal visit, and addresses U.S. entertainment leaders
1983: Israel premier Menachem Begin resigns
1981: Pope John Paul II publishes encyclical “Laborem exercens” against capitalism/Marxism
1980: Paul McCartney releases “Temporary Secretary”
1978: Muhammad Ali beats Leon Spinks in 15 rounds for
heavyweight boxing title
1977: US President Jimmy Carter meets with 15 record company executives
1966: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson, responding to a sniper attack at the University of Texas at Austin, writes a letter to the United States Congress urging the enactment of gun
control legislation.
1916: First use of tanks in warfare, “Little Willies” at Battle of Flers-Courcelette, part of the Battle of the Somme
(Source: On This Day)