Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom dies at Balmoral Castle in Scotland after reigning for 70 years. Her son Charles, Prince of Wales, ascends the throne upon her death as Charles III.
NASA launches OSIRIS-REx, its first asteroid sample return mission. The probe visited 101955 Bennu and returned with samples in September 2023.
Two Ilyushin Il-76 aircraft from EMERCOM land at a disaster aid staging area at Little Rock Air Force Base; the first time Russia has flown such a mission to North America.
NASA's uncrewed spacecraft Genesis crash-lands when its parachute fails to open.
NASA launches Space Shuttle Atlantis on STS-106 to resupply the International Space Station.
Yellowstone National Park is closed for the first time in U.S. history due to ongoing fires.
Watergate scandal: US President Gerald Ford signs the pardon of Richard Nixon for any crimes Nixon may have committed while in office.
The landmark American science fiction television series Star Trek premieres with its first-aired episode, "The Man Trap".
In Huntsville, Alabama, US President Dwight D. Eisenhower formally dedicates the Marshall Space Flight Center (NASA had already activated the facility on July 1).
The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) is established.
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation makes its first televised broadcast on the second escape of the Boyd Gang.
The flag of North Korea is adopted with the passing of the country's first constitution by the Supreme People's Assembly.
World War II: London is hit by a V-2 rocket for the first time.
World War II: The Armistice of Cassibile is proclaimed by radio. OB SΓΌd immediately implements plans to disarm the Italian forces.
World War II: German forces begin the Siege of Leningrad.
Margaret Gorman, a 16-year-old, wins the Atlantic City Pageant's Golden Mermaid trophy; pageant officials later dubbed her the first Miss America.
World War I: Private Thomas Highgate becomes the first British soldier to be executed for desertion during the war.
In England, the first six Football League matches are played.