August 13
1521 - After a three-month siege, the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan fell to the Spanish conquistadors, marking the end of one empire and the rise of another.
1792 - French revolutionaries arrested and imprisoned King Louis XVI; he would be executed by guillotine the following January.
1868 - A series of earthquakes in Peru and Ecuador killed more than 25,000 people.
1889 - William Gray of Hartford, Connecticut, received a patent for the first coin-operated telephone.
1906 - An all-Black Army unit was accused of a shooting rampage that left one civilian dead at Fort Brown in Brownsville, Texas. (In 1972 they were all exonerated.)
1918 - Opha May Johnson became the first woman to join the U.S. Marine Corps.
1942 - Disney's "Bambi" opened at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
1952 - Big Mama Thornton first recorded the song “Hound Dog,” four years before Elvis Presley’s famous version was released.
1961 - On what would become known as Barbed Wire Sunday, East Germany sealed the border between Berlin’s eastern and western sectors before building a wall that would divide the city for the next 28 years.
1969 - New York City held a ticket-tape parade for Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin and Michael Collins.
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
21 - Devenity Perkins (actress)
24 - Ahna Mac (singer)
25 - Lennon Stella (actress/singer)
32 - Erika Henningsen (actress)
39 - Ray Diaz (actor)
42 - Sebastian Stan (actor)
42 - Sarah Huckabee Sanders (politician)
50 - Karine Jean-Pierre (White House press secretary)
51 - Andy Griggs (singer)
55 - Midori Ito (figure skater)
60 - Debi Mazar (actress)
62 - John Slattery (actor)
63 - Dawnn Lewis (actress)
63 - Sam Champion (TV weatherman)
65 - Danny Bonaduce (actor)
69 - Betsy King (golfer)
75 - Bobby Clarke (hockey player)
76 - Kathleen Battle (singer)
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Today in Sports History - August 13
1948 - At age 42, Satchel Paige pitches his first complete game in the major leagues.
1963 - Warren Spahn sets a new MLB record for career strikeouts by a left-handed pitcher with 2,382.
1979 - Lou Brock of the St. Louis Cardinals becomes the 14th player in MLB history to reach 3,000 career hits.
1986 - United States Football League standout Herschel Walker signed to play with the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League.
1995 - Baseball Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle died after a battle with liver cancer at age 63.
2006 - Travis Hafner of the Cleveland Indians ties Don Mattingly's MLB record with his sixth grand slam of the season.
2008 - American swimmer Michael Phelps won his 11th career gold medal, becoming the first athlete in Olympic history to do so.
2016 - American swimmer Michael Phelps ends his career at the Rio Olympics as part of the winning 4x100 medley relay team, earning his 23rd career gold medal.
1521 - After a three-month siege, the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan fell to the Spanish conquistadors, marking the end of one empire and the rise of another.
1792 - French revolutionaries arrested and imprisoned King Louis XVI; he would be executed by guillotine the following January.
1868 - A series of earthquakes in Peru and Ecuador killed more than 25,000 people.
1889 - William Gray of Hartford, Connecticut, received a patent for the first coin-operated telephone.
1906 - An all-Black Army unit was accused of a shooting rampage that left one civilian dead at Fort Brown in Brownsville, Texas. (In 1972 they were all exonerated.)
1918 - Opha May Johnson became the first woman to join the U.S. Marine Corps.
1942 - Disney's "Bambi" opened at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
1952 - Big Mama Thornton first recorded the song “Hound Dog,” four years before Elvis Presley’s famous version was released.
1961 - On what would become known as Barbed Wire Sunday, East Germany sealed the border between Berlin’s eastern and western sectors before building a wall that would divide the city for the next 28 years.
1969 - New York City held a ticket-tape parade for Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin and Michael Collins.
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
21 - Devenity Perkins (actress)
24 - Ahna Mac (singer)
25 - Lennon Stella (actress/singer)
32 - Erika Henningsen (actress)
39 - Ray Diaz (actor)
42 - Sebastian Stan (actor)
42 - Sarah Huckabee Sanders (politician)
50 - Karine Jean-Pierre (White House press secretary)
51 - Andy Griggs (singer)
55 - Midori Ito (figure skater)
60 - Debi Mazar (actress)
62 - John Slattery (actor)
63 - Dawnn Lewis (actress)
63 - Sam Champion (TV weatherman)
65 - Danny Bonaduce (actor)
69 - Betsy King (golfer)
75 - Bobby Clarke (hockey player)
76 - Kathleen Battle (singer)
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Today in Sports History - August 13
1948 - At age 42, Satchel Paige pitches his first complete game in the major leagues.
1963 - Warren Spahn sets a new MLB record for career strikeouts by a left-handed pitcher with 2,382.
1979 - Lou Brock of the St. Louis Cardinals becomes the 14th player in MLB history to reach 3,000 career hits.
1986 - United States Football League standout Herschel Walker signed to play with the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League.
1995 - Baseball Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle died after a battle with liver cancer at age 63.
2006 - Travis Hafner of the Cleveland Indians ties Don Mattingly's MLB record with his sixth grand slam of the season.
2008 - American swimmer Michael Phelps won his 11th career gold medal, becoming the first athlete in Olympic history to do so.
2016 - American swimmer Michael Phelps ends his career at the Rio Olympics as part of the winning 4x100 medley relay team, earning his 23rd career gold medal.
