On this date in 1967, N.A.S.A.’s incompetence and negligence caused astronauts ‘Gus’ Grissom, Edward White, and Roger Chaffee to die in a fire in Apollo spacecraft during a rehearsal in Cape Canaveral.
On this date in 1999, Canadian IndyCar racer Greg Moore died during the C.A.R.T. IndyCar season finale at California Speedway.
On this date in 1983, a suicide bomber at Beirut International Airport in Lebanon killed 220 U.S. Marines, 18 U.S. Navy sailors, and 3 U.S. Army soldiers.
A nearly-simultaneous attack on French forces killed 58 paratroopers.