1917

U.S. troops entered World War I as the first troops of the American Expeditionary Force landed in Saint-Nazaire, France.

1945

The charter of the United Nations was signed by 50 countries in San Francisco.

1948

The Berlin Airlift began in earnest after the Soviet Union cut off land and water routes to the isolated western sector of Berlin.

1997

The first Harry Potter novel, “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” by J.K. Rowling, was published in the United Kingdom. It was later released in the United States under the title “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.”

2015

In its 5-4 Obergefell v. Hodges decision, the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage across the country, ruling that state-level bans on same-sex marriage violated the due process and equal protection clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment.

Birthdays

Basketball Hall of Fame coach Tara VanDerveer is 72. Musician Mick Jones (The Clash, Big Audio Dynamite) is 70. Musician Chris Isaak is 69. Filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson is 55. Actor Sean Hayes is 55. Actor Chris O’Donnell is 55. Actor Nick Offerman is 55. Country musician Gretchen Wilson is 52. Baseball Hall of Famer Derek Jeter is 51. Actor-author Jennette McCurdy is 33. Singer-actor Ariana Grande is 32.