1778

English navigator Captain James Cook reached the present-day Hawaiian Islands, which he dubbed the “Sandwich Islands.”

1911

The first landing of an aircraft on a ship took place as pilot Eugene B. Ely brought his Curtiss biplane in for a safe landing on the deck of the armored cruiser USS Pennsylvania in San Francisco Harbor.

1958

Canadian Willie O’Ree became the first Black player in the National Hockey League as he made his debut with the Boston Bruins.

1973

Pink Floyd began recording “Dark Side of the Moon.”

1977

Scientists identified the bacteria responsible for the deadly form of atypical pneumonia known as Legionnaires’ disease.

1990

Washington, D.C., Mayor Marion Barry was arrested after FBI agents caught him smoking crack cocaine in a D.C. hotel room in a videotaped sting operation.

Birthdays

Actor-filmmaker Kevin Costner is 70. Actor Mark Rylance is 65. Hockey Hall of Famer Mark Messier is 64. Actor Dave Bautista is 56. Actor Jesse L. Martin is 56. Rock singer Jonathan Davis (Korn) is 54. Football Hall of Famer Julius Peppers is 45. Actor Jason Segel is 45. Tennis player Angelique Kerber is 37.