1775

The Second Continental Congress voted unanimously to appoint George Washington head of the Continental Army.

1904

More than 1,000 people died when fire erupted aboard the steamboat PS General Slocum in New York’s East River; it remained the deadliest individual event in the New York area until 9-11.

1934

President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an act making the National Guard part of the U.S. Army in the event of war or national emergency.

1938

Johnny Vander Meer of the Cincinnati Reds became the only baseball pitcher to toss two consecutive no-hitters, leading the Reds to a 6-0 victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers in the first night game at Ebbets Field, four days after no-hitting the Boston Bees by a score of 3-0.

2020

The U.S. Supreme Court, with a 6-3 vote in its Bostock v. Clayton County decision, ruled that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects gay, lesbian and transgender people from discrimination in employment.

Birthdays

Former MLB player and manager Dusty Baker is 76. Actor Simon Callow is 76. Singer Russell Hitchcock is 76. Actor-comedian Jim Belushi is 71. Actor Julie Hagerty is 70. Actor Helen Hunt is 62. Actor Courteney Cox is 61. Rapper-actor Ice Cube is 56. Actor Leah Remini is 55. Actor Neil Patrick Harris is 52.