1917

America’s World War I draft lottery began as Secretary of War Newton Baker, wearing a blindfold, reached into a glass bowl and pulled out a capsule containing the number 258 during a ceremony inside the Senate office building.

1944

An attempt by a group of German officials to assassinate Adolf Hitler with a bomb failed as the explosion only wounded the Nazi leader.

1969

Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin became the first men to walk on the moon after reaching its surface in their Apollo 11 lunar module.

1977

A flash flood hit Johnstown, Pennsylvania, killing more than 80 people and causing $350 million worth of damage.

2012

Gunman James Holmes opened fire inside a crowded movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, during a midnight showing of “The Dark Knight Rises,” killing 12 people and wounding 70 others.

Birthdays

Baseball Hall of Famer Tony Oliva is 87. Artist Judy Chicago is 86. Country singer T.G. Sheppard is 81. Singer Kim Carnes is 80. Rock musician Carlos Santana is 78. Rock musician Paul Cook is 69. Actor Frank Whaley is 62. Rock musician Stone Gossard is 59. Actor Josh Holloway is 56. Actor Sandra Oh is 54. Supermodel Gisele Bundchen is 45.