August 10
Today is the 223rd day of 2016, there are 143 days left in the year.
1821 - Missouri became the 24th state.
1846 - Congress chartered the Smithsonian Institution, named after English scientist James Smtihson, whose bequest of $500,000 made it possible.
1874 - Herbert Clark Hoover, the 31st president of the United States, was born in West Branch, Iowa.
1885 - America's first commercially operated electric streetcar began operation in Baltimore.
1921 - Franklin D. Roosevelt was stricken with polio at his summer home on the Canadian island of Campobello.
1944 - American forces overcame Japanese resistance on Guam during World War II.
1949 - The National Military Establishment was renamed the Department of Defense.
1962 - Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man made his debut in issue #15 of "Amazing Fantasy".
1969 - Leno and Rosemary LaBianca were murdered in their Los Angeles home by members of Charles Manson's cult, one day after actress Sharon Tate and four others were slain.
1977 - David Berkowitz, the suspect in the "Son of Sam" murders, was arrested.
1988 - President Ronald Reagan signed a measure providing $20,000 payments to Japanese-Americans interred by the U.S. government during World War II.
1993 - Ruth Bader Ginsburg was sworn in as the second female justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
1995 - Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols were charged with 11 counts in the Oklahoma City bombing. (McVeigh was convicted of murder and executed; Nichols was convicted of conspiracy and involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to life in prison.)
2006 - British authorities announced they had thwarted a terrorist plot to simultaneously blow up 10 aircraft heading to the United States.
Birthdays
19 - Kylie Jenner (reality TV star)
20 - Jacob Latimore (R&B singer)
23 - Andre Drummond (basketball player)
24 - Ryn Weaver (singer)
26 - Lucas Till (actor)
27 - Brenton Thwaites (actor)
34 - Devon Aoki (model)
36 - Wade Barrett (professional wrestler)
37 - Joanna Garcia (actress)
44 - Angie Harmon (actress)
45 - Justin Theroux (actor)
54 - Suzanne Collins (author)
56 - Antonio Banderas (actor)
57 - Rosanna Arquette (actress)
83 - Lynn Cohen (actress)
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Today in Sports History - August 10
1743 - The earliest recorded rules for boxing were formulated.
1888 - Pitcher Tim Keefe of the New York Giants wins a record 19th straight game.
1971 - Harmon Killebrew becomes the 10th major league baseball player to hit 500 home runs.
1973 - For the first time in his career, Arnold Palmer misses the cut for the PGA Championship.
1980 - Jack Nicklaus wins the PGA Championship for a record fifth time.
1981 - Pete Rose passes Stan Musial as the all-time National League hits leader with 3,631.
1984 - Mary Decker trips on the heel of Zola Budd during their 3,000 meter Olympic race in Los Angeles.
1986 - The New York Yankees retire Billy Martin's No. 1.
2008 - American swimmer Michael Phelps won the first of a record eight gold medals at the Beijing Olympics by smashing his own world record in the 400-meter individual medley.
2008 - Padraig Harrington of Ireland wins the PGA Championship.
Today is the 223rd day of 2016, there are 143 days left in the year.
1821 - Missouri became the 24th state.
1846 - Congress chartered the Smithsonian Institution, named after English scientist James Smtihson, whose bequest of $500,000 made it possible.
1874 - Herbert Clark Hoover, the 31st president of the United States, was born in West Branch, Iowa.
1885 - America's first commercially operated electric streetcar began operation in Baltimore.
1921 - Franklin D. Roosevelt was stricken with polio at his summer home on the Canadian island of Campobello.
1944 - American forces overcame Japanese resistance on Guam during World War II.
1949 - The National Military Establishment was renamed the Department of Defense.
1962 - Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man made his debut in issue #15 of "Amazing Fantasy".
1969 - Leno and Rosemary LaBianca were murdered in their Los Angeles home by members of Charles Manson's cult, one day after actress Sharon Tate and four others were slain.
1977 - David Berkowitz, the suspect in the "Son of Sam" murders, was arrested.
1988 - President Ronald Reagan signed a measure providing $20,000 payments to Japanese-Americans interred by the U.S. government during World War II.
1993 - Ruth Bader Ginsburg was sworn in as the second female justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
1995 - Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols were charged with 11 counts in the Oklahoma City bombing. (McVeigh was convicted of murder and executed; Nichols was convicted of conspiracy and involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to life in prison.)
2006 - British authorities announced they had thwarted a terrorist plot to simultaneously blow up 10 aircraft heading to the United States.
Birthdays
19 - Kylie Jenner (reality TV star)
20 - Jacob Latimore (R&B singer)
23 - Andre Drummond (basketball player)
24 - Ryn Weaver (singer)
26 - Lucas Till (actor)
27 - Brenton Thwaites (actor)
34 - Devon Aoki (model)
36 - Wade Barrett (professional wrestler)
37 - Joanna Garcia (actress)
44 - Angie Harmon (actress)
45 - Justin Theroux (actor)
54 - Suzanne Collins (author)
56 - Antonio Banderas (actor)
57 - Rosanna Arquette (actress)
83 - Lynn Cohen (actress)
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Today in Sports History - August 10
1743 - The earliest recorded rules for boxing were formulated.
1888 - Pitcher Tim Keefe of the New York Giants wins a record 19th straight game.
1971 - Harmon Killebrew becomes the 10th major league baseball player to hit 500 home runs.
1973 - For the first time in his career, Arnold Palmer misses the cut for the PGA Championship.
1980 - Jack Nicklaus wins the PGA Championship for a record fifth time.
1981 - Pete Rose passes Stan Musial as the all-time National League hits leader with 3,631.
1984 - Mary Decker trips on the heel of Zola Budd during their 3,000 meter Olympic race in Los Angeles.
1986 - The New York Yankees retire Billy Martin's No. 1.
2008 - American swimmer Michael Phelps won the first of a record eight gold medals at the Beijing Olympics by smashing his own world record in the 400-meter individual medley.
2008 - Padraig Harrington of Ireland wins the PGA Championship.
