• Italian and French vineyard owners attempt to divert
hailstorms by firing cannons at developing cloud formations. (Europe)
• Delegates arrive in Kansas City for the Democratic convention.
They go on to nominate William Jennings Byran as their presidential candidate
and Adlai E. Stevenson as vice-president. (Midwest/US)
• Racial unrest erupts in Raleigh, North Carolina over an attempt by state
Democrats to take away from African Americans the right to vote.
(Southeast/US)
• Race riots in New Orleans lead to the destruction of scores of
African American schools and homes. (Southeast/US)
• Security is increased in Paris at the Exposition as incidences of
anarchistic violence increase. (Europe)
• German Count Ferdinand Von Zeppelin launches his 416 foot long aircraft,
called a Zeppelin, over Lake Constance. Capable of carrying up to 10 tons, the
craft carried enough fuel to remain aloft for 10 hours. (Europe)
• King Humbert I of Italy is assassinated at Monzo by silk weaver
Gaetano Bresci, an avowed anarchist who had formerly lived in Paterson, New
Jersey.
(Europe, Northeast/US)
• Paris, France, unveils its first subway system. It will expand to become
one the world's three largest. (Europe)
• At Wimbledon in London, Reginald Doherty wins the men's singles
competition, while Mrs. Hillyard is the ladies champ. (Europe)
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