This Day In History
- 1997 An estimated 2.5 billion people around the globe tuned in to television broadcasts of the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales, who died at the age of 36 in a car crash in Paris the week before.
- Arts
- 1966 Star Trek (the Original Series) premieres, thanks in large part to producer Lucille Ball.
- Law
- 1993 Karen Fryar became the Australian Capital Territory's first female Magistrate.
- Sports
- 2003 Justine Henin-Hardenne won the all-Belgian women’s singles final at the U.S. Open, beating countrywoman Kim Clijsters, 7-5, 6-1.
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