_ On July 17, 1941, New York Yankees center fielder Joe DiMaggio’s hitting streak of 56 consecutive games ended as 67,468 people watched him at bat against the Cleveland Indians. His record still stands, though Pete Rose came the closest to matching it when he hit in 44 consecutive games in 1978._ On July 18, 1984, 21 people were shot to death and 19 more were injured in a San Ysidro, California, McDonald’s by James Oliver Huberty, who told his wife as he was leaving his house with three guns that he was “hunting humans.” The fatal spree ended only ...