This Day…

1928 – In the first women’s Olympic track event, American sprinter Elizabeth Robinson equals her own world record of 12.2 s to win the 100 m gold medal in Amsterdam; Canadians Fanny Rosenfeld and Ethel Smith tie in 12.3 s

1928 – George Eastman shows the first amateur color motion pictures to guests at his New York house, including Thomas Edison

1890 – Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh shoots himself in Auvers-sur-Oise and dies of his injuries 2 days later

1883 – The ship Marco Polo, once the fastest clipper in the world, runs aground on Prince Edward Island. Spectators of the event include Lucy Maud Montgomery.

1865 – In market square of Springfield, Missouri, Wild Bill Hickok shoots and kills Davis Tutt in what is regarded as the first true western showdown

1933 – Wiley Post begins the first solo flight around the world, completing the journey in 7 days and 19 hours

1850 – First public demonstration of ice made via refrigeration by Florida physician John Gorrie

1938 – Howard Hughes flies around the world in 91 hours

1875 – Jesse James gang robs train in Otterville, Missouri

1865 – US Secret Service begins operating under the Treasury Department