On this day in 1960, in Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union, downed American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers was sentenced to ten years imprisonment by the Soviet Union for espionage.
On this day in 1965, Japanese Prime Minister Eisaku Satō became the first post-World War II sitting prime minister to visit Okinawa Prefecture.
On this day in 1991, Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev was placed under house arrest while on holiday in the town of Foros, Ukraine.
On this day in 2005, a series of strong storms lashed Southern Ontario spawning several tornadoes as well as creating extreme flash flooding within the city of Toronto and its surrounding communities. In Toronto, it was also dubbed the "Toronto Supercell".