August 10
Today is the 222nd day of 2015. 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 Smithson, 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 other people 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 United States Supreme Court.
2006 - British authorities announced they had thwarted a plot to simultaneously blow up 10 aircraft heading to the United States.
Birthdays
17 - Kylie Jenner (reality TV star)
25 - Brenton Thwaites (actor)
34 - Wade Barrett (professional wrestler)
35 - Joanna Garcia (actress)
42 - Angie Harmon (actress)
43 - Justin Theroux (actor)
45 - Emily Symons (actress)
49 - John Starks (basketball player)
52 - Suzanne Collins (author)
54 - Antonio Banderas (actor)
55 - Rosanna Arquette (actress)
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Today in Sports History - August 10
1743 - The earliest known recorded rules for boxing were written.
1944 - Red Barrett of the Boston Braves throws only 58 pitches in a complete-game 2-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds.
1971 - Harmon Kilebrew became the 10th player in major league history to hit 500 home runs.
1973 - For the first time in his career, Arnold Palmer did not make the cut for the final two rounds at the PGA Championship.
1980 - Jack Nicklaus wins the PGA Championship for a fifth time.
1981 - Pete Rose of the Philadelphia Phillies passes Stan Musial as the all-time hits leader in the National League with 3,631.
1986 - The New York Yankees retire Billy Martin's #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 wins the PGA Championship.
Today is the 222nd day of 2015. 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 Smithson, 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 other people 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 United States Supreme Court.
2006 - British authorities announced they had thwarted a plot to simultaneously blow up 10 aircraft heading to the United States.
Birthdays
17 - Kylie Jenner (reality TV star)
25 - Brenton Thwaites (actor)
34 - Wade Barrett (professional wrestler)
35 - Joanna Garcia (actress)
42 - Angie Harmon (actress)
43 - Justin Theroux (actor)
45 - Emily Symons (actress)
49 - John Starks (basketball player)
52 - Suzanne Collins (author)
54 - Antonio Banderas (actor)
55 - Rosanna Arquette (actress)
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Today in Sports History - August 10
1743 - The earliest known recorded rules for boxing were written.
1944 - Red Barrett of the Boston Braves throws only 58 pitches in a complete-game 2-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds.
1971 - Harmon Kilebrew became the 10th player in major league history to hit 500 home runs.
1973 - For the first time in his career, Arnold Palmer did not make the cut for the final two rounds at the PGA Championship.
1980 - Jack Nicklaus wins the PGA Championship for a fifth time.
1981 - Pete Rose of the Philadelphia Phillies passes Stan Musial as the all-time hits leader in the National League with 3,631.
1986 - The New York Yankees retire Billy Martin's #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 wins the PGA Championship.
