1863

Deadly rioting against the Civil War military draft erupted in New York City.

1923

A sign consisting of 50-foot-tall letters spelling out “HOLLYWOODLAND” was dedicated in the Hollywood Hills to promote a subdivision (the last four letters were removed in 1949).

1930

The first FIFA World Cup began in Uruguay.

1960

John F. Kennedy won the Democratic presidential nomination on the first ballot at his party’s convention in Los Angeles.

1985

The “Live Aid” benefit rock concerts were held simultaneously in London and Philadelphia, raising millions for famine relief in Ethiopia.

2013

A jury in Florida cleared neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman of all charges in the shooting of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed black teenager whose killing unleashed debate.

Birthdays

Game show announcer Johnny Gilbert is 97. Author and Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka is 91. Actor Patrick Stewart is 85. Actor Harrison Ford is 83. Singer-guitarist Roger McGuinn is 83. Rubik’s Cube inventor Erno Rubik is 81. Actor Daphne Maxwell Reid is 77. Actor Didi Conn is 74. Actor Gil Birmingham is 72. Singer Louise Mandrell is 71. Comedian Tom Kenny is 63.