This date in history

While searching for information on the posts below I found several other moments of note on this the 118th day of the year.
1996 Martin Bryant shoots and kills 35 in Port Arthur Tasmania
1995 Sri Lankaan BAE748 crashes at Palaly, 52 die
1995 Gas explosion in South Korean metro, 103 die
1993 Zambian plane crashes at Libreville, Gabon, 30 soccer players die
1988 Aloha Airlines Boeing 737 roof tears off in flight; kills stewardess
1944 Exercise "Tiger" ends with 750 U.S. soldiers dead in D-Day rehearsal after their convoy ships were attacked by German torpedo boats
1924 119 die in Benwood West Virginia coal mine disaster

AND my personal favorite:
1988 Baltimore Orioles lose AL record 21 games in a row

There are several websites that note this date in history and some provide links to further information on the events that they list.