1944

American forces landed on Guam during World War II, capturing it from the Japanese some three weeks later.

1969

Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin blasted off from the moon aboard the ascent stage of the lunar module for docking with the command module.

1972

The Irish Republican Army carried out 22 bombings in Belfast, Northern Ireland, killing nine people and injuring 130 in what became known as “Bloody Friday.”

1999

Navy divers found and recovered the bodies of John F. Kennedy Jr., his wife, Carolyn, and sister-in-law, Lauren Bessette, in the wreckage of Kennedy’s plane in the Atlantic Ocean off Martha’s Vineyard.

2002

Ernie Els won the British Open in the first sudden-death finish in the 142-year history of the tournament.

2011

The 30-year-old space shuttle program ended as Atlantis landed at Cape Canaveral, Florida, after the 135th shuttle flight.

Birthdays

Singer Yusuf Islam is 75. Cartoonist Garry Trudeau is 75. Comedian Jon Lovitz is 66. Rock-soul singer Michael Fitzpatrick is 53. Actor Josh Hartnett is 45. Singer Blake Lewis is 42. Actor Rory Culkin is 34. Figure skater Rachael Flatt is 31.