August 13
Today is the 226th day of 2016, there are 140 days left in the year.
1521 - Spanish conqueror Hernando Cortez captured present-day Mexico City from the Aztecs.
1704 - The Battle of Blenheim was fought during the Spanish Succession, resulting in a victory for English and Austrian forces.
1792 - French revolutionaries imprisoned the royal family.
1899 - Filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock was born in London.
1906 - An all-black army unit was accused of a shooting rampage that left 1 civilian dead at Fort Brown in Brownsville, Texas. In 1972 they were all exonerated.
1910 - Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing, died in London at age 90.
1932 - Adolf Hitler rejected the post of vice-chancellor of Germany, saying he was prepared to hold out "for all or nothing".
1934 - The comic strip "Li'l Abner" by Al Capp made its debut.
1942 - Walt Disney's animated feature "Bambi" premiered in New York City.
1946 - Author H.G. Wells, 79, died in London.
1960 - The first two-way telephone conversation by satellite took place with the help of Echo 1, a balloon satellite.
1961 - Berlin was divided as East Germany sealed off the border between the city's eastern and western sectors in order to halt the flight of refugees.
1981 - President Ronald Reagan signed a historic package of tax and budget reductions.
2003 - Libya agreed to set up a $2.7 billion fund for families of 270 people killed in the 1988 Pan Am bombing.
2011 - Seven people were killed when a stage collapsed at the Indiana State Fair during a powerful storm just before a concert was set to begin.
Birthdays
23 - Freya Mavor (actress)
26 - DeMarcus Cousins (basketball player)
28 - Mo (singer)
31 - Elcin Sangu (actress)
34 - Kalenna Harper (R&B singer)
34 - Sebastian Stan (actor)
52 - Debi Mazar (actress)
53 - Sridevi Kapoor (actress)
57 - Danny Bonaduce (actor)
90 - Fidel Castro (world leader)
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Today in Sports History - August 13
1910 - The Brooklyn Dodgers and Pittsburgh Pirates play to 8-8 tie, both have 38 at bats, 13 hits, 12 assists, two errors, five strikeouts, three walks, 1 passed ball, and 1 hit by pitch.
1917 - Philadelphia Phillies steal five bases in an inning against the Boston Braves.
1948 - Satchel Paige at age 42 pitches his first major league complete game.
1963 - Warren Spahn sets left-hander strike out mark at 2,382.
1979 - Lou Brock of the St. Louis Cardinals became the 14th player in major league history with 3,000 career hits.
1986 - USFL football star Herschel Walker signed to play with the Dallas Cowboys of the NFL.
1988 - The Boston Red Sox win American League record 24 straight home games.
1995 - Baseball Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle died at age 63 after a battle with liver cancer.
1999 - Steffi Graf announces her retirement from tennis after a 17 year career in which she won 107 career titles including 22 Grand Slams.
2004 - The 28th Summer Olympic Games opened in Athens, Greece.
2008 - American swimmer Michael Phelps swam into history as the winningest Olympic athlete ever with his 10th and 11th career gold medals.
Today is the 226th day of 2016, there are 140 days left in the year.
1521 - Spanish conqueror Hernando Cortez captured present-day Mexico City from the Aztecs.
1704 - The Battle of Blenheim was fought during the Spanish Succession, resulting in a victory for English and Austrian forces.
1792 - French revolutionaries imprisoned the royal family.
1899 - Filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock was born in London.
1906 - An all-black army unit was accused of a shooting rampage that left 1 civilian dead at Fort Brown in Brownsville, Texas. In 1972 they were all exonerated.
1910 - Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing, died in London at age 90.
1932 - Adolf Hitler rejected the post of vice-chancellor of Germany, saying he was prepared to hold out "for all or nothing".
1934 - The comic strip "Li'l Abner" by Al Capp made its debut.
1942 - Walt Disney's animated feature "Bambi" premiered in New York City.
1946 - Author H.G. Wells, 79, died in London.
1960 - The first two-way telephone conversation by satellite took place with the help of Echo 1, a balloon satellite.
1961 - Berlin was divided as East Germany sealed off the border between the city's eastern and western sectors in order to halt the flight of refugees.
1981 - President Ronald Reagan signed a historic package of tax and budget reductions.
2003 - Libya agreed to set up a $2.7 billion fund for families of 270 people killed in the 1988 Pan Am bombing.
2011 - Seven people were killed when a stage collapsed at the Indiana State Fair during a powerful storm just before a concert was set to begin.
Birthdays
23 - Freya Mavor (actress)
26 - DeMarcus Cousins (basketball player)
28 - Mo (singer)
31 - Elcin Sangu (actress)
34 - Kalenna Harper (R&B singer)
34 - Sebastian Stan (actor)
52 - Debi Mazar (actress)
53 - Sridevi Kapoor (actress)
57 - Danny Bonaduce (actor)
90 - Fidel Castro (world leader)
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Today in Sports History - August 13
1910 - The Brooklyn Dodgers and Pittsburgh Pirates play to 8-8 tie, both have 38 at bats, 13 hits, 12 assists, two errors, five strikeouts, three walks, 1 passed ball, and 1 hit by pitch.
1917 - Philadelphia Phillies steal five bases in an inning against the Boston Braves.
1948 - Satchel Paige at age 42 pitches his first major league complete game.
1963 - Warren Spahn sets left-hander strike out mark at 2,382.
1979 - Lou Brock of the St. Louis Cardinals became the 14th player in major league history with 3,000 career hits.
1986 - USFL football star Herschel Walker signed to play with the Dallas Cowboys of the NFL.
1988 - The Boston Red Sox win American League record 24 straight home games.
1995 - Baseball Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle died at age 63 after a battle with liver cancer.
1999 - Steffi Graf announces her retirement from tennis after a 17 year career in which she won 107 career titles including 22 Grand Slams.
2004 - The 28th Summer Olympic Games opened in Athens, Greece.
2008 - American swimmer Michael Phelps swam into history as the winningest Olympic athlete ever with his 10th and 11th career gold medals.
