On this day in 1892, Dadabhai Naoroji was elected as the first Indian Member of Parliament in Britain.
On this day in 1919, the British dirigible R34 landed in New York, completing the first crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by an airship.
On this day in 1933, the first Major League Baseball All-Star Game was played in Chicago’s Comiskey Park. The American League defeated the National League 4–2.
On this day in 1941, Nazi Germany launched its offensive to encircle several Soviet armies near Smolensk.
On this day in 1962, the Late Late Show, the world’s longest-running chat show by the same broadcaster, aired on RTÉ One for the first time.