1951 -- Citation is the first horse to win $1 million in a career by taking the Hollywood Gold Cup by four lengths in Inglewood, Calif. Citation retires after the race with total earnings of $1,085,760. In 45 starts, Citation ran out of the money only once.

1964 -- Jacques Anquetil wins his fifth Tour de France. It's his fourth straight title in cycling's premier race.

1967 -- Eddie Mathews of the Astros hits his 500th home run off San Francisco's Juan Marichal at Candlestick Park. Houston beats the Giants 8-6.

1968 -- Hank Aaron hits his 500th home run off Mike McCormick as the Atlanta Braves beat the San Francisco Giants 4-2.

1985 -- Kathy Baker beats Judy Clark by three strokes to win the U.S. Women's Open golf title.

1985 -- The Baltimore Stars defeat the Oakland Invaders 28-24 to win the United States Football League championship.

1986 -- Jane Geddes beats Sally Little in an 18-hole playoff to take the U.S. Women's Open championship.

1991 -- Meg Mallon shoots a 4-under 67 for a two-stroke victory over Pat Bradley in the 46th U.S. Women's Open. Mallon finishes with a 1-under 283.

1995 -- Ramon Martinez throws a no-hitter, giving the Los Angeles Dodgers a 7-0 victory over the Florida Marlins. Martinez retires 22 straight before walking Tommy Gregg in the eighth inning.

2001 -- John Campbell scores an unprecedented sixth victory in the $1 million Meadowlands Pace as Real Desire beats favored Bettor's Delight in the stretch. Real Desire paces the mile in 1:49.3 in matching the record set by The Panderosa two years ago in the race that gave Campbell his fifth win. Campbell, 46, has won $1 million in a race 19 times.

2005 -- In Oklahoma City, the United States is beaten in an international softball game for the first time since 2002, losing 2-1 to Canada in the inaugural World Cup of Softball. The U.S., which has won the gold medal in three straight Olympics, last lost an international game on July 4, 2002, 6-1 to Japan at the U.S. Cup.