1978 … Muhammad Ali won the world heavyweight boxing championship for the third time with his victory over Leon Spinks.
1949 … The Lone Ranger, originally a radio series, debuted on television, with Clayton Moore as the renegade lawman and Jay Silverheels as Tonto.
1916 … Canadian troops capture the ruined village of Courcelette in France. For the first time, Canadians use tanks in combat. Canada will suffer 24,000 casualties during the four-month Battle of the Somme.
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