Italian and French vineyard owners attempt to divert hailstorms by firing cannons at developing cloud formations.
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. Racial unrest erupts in Raleigh, North Carolina over an attempt by state Democrats to take away from African Americans the right to vote. Race riots in New Orleans lead to the destruction of scores of African American schools and homes. Security is increased in Paris at the Exposition as incidences of anarchistic violence increase. German Count Ferdinand Von Zeppelin launches his 416 foot long aircraft, called a Zeppelin, over Lake Constance.