August 14
Today is the 226th day of 2015, there are 139 days left in the year.
1848 - The Oregon Territory was established.
1900 - International forces entered Beijing to put down the Boxer Rebellion, which was aimed at purging China of foreigners.
1917 - China declared war on Germany and Austria during World War I.
1935 - The Social Security Act became law.
1941 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill issued the Atlantic Charter, a statement of principles that renounced aggression.
1944 - The federal government allowed the manufacture of certain domestic appliances, such as electric ranges and vacuum cleaners, to resume on a limited basis.
1945 - V-J Day was celebrated as President Harry S. Truman announced that Japan had surrendered unconditionally, bringing World War II to an end.
1947 - Pakistan became independent from British rule.
1951 - Newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst died in Beverly Hills, California.
1969 - British troops arrived in Northern Ireland to intervene in sectarian violence between Protestants and Roman Catholics.
1973 - U.S. bombing of Cambodia came to a halt.
1975 - The cult classic movie musical "The Rocky Horror Picture Show", starring Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon and Barry Bostwick had its world premiere in London.
1980 - Workers went on strike at the Lenin Shipyard in Gdansk, Poland -- a job action that resulted in the creation of the Solidarity labor movement.
1980 - President Jimmy Carter and Vice President Walter Mondale were nominated for a second term at the Democratic National Convention in New York.
1995 - Shannon Faulkner became the first female cadet at The Citadel, the state military college of South Carolina.
1996 - The Republican National Convention in San Diego nominated Bob Dole for president and Jack Kemp for vice president.
1997 - An unrepentant Timothy McVeigh was sentenced to death for the Oklahoma City bombing.
2003 - A blackout hit the northeastern United States and part of Canada; 50 million people lost power, the largest blackout in U.S. history.
2006 - Israel halted its offensive against Hezbollah guerrillas as a U.N.-imposed cease-fire went into effect after a month of warfare that killed more than 900 people.
2009 - Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, a Charles Manson follower who tried to assassinate President Gerald Ford in 1975 was released from a Texas prison hospital after more than three decades behind bars.
Birthdays
28 - James Buckley (actor)
28 - Tim Tebow (football player)
31 - Clay Buchholz (baseball player)
32 - Mila Kunis (actress)
34 - Kofi Kingston (professional wrestler)
47 - Catherine Bell (actress)
49 - Halle Berry (actress)
54 - Susan Olsen (actress)
56 - Earvin "Magic" Johnson (basketball player)
56 - Marcia Harden (actress)
59 - Jackee Harry (actress)
68 - Danielle Steele (author)
70 - Steve Martin (actor)
74 - Connie Smith (country singer)
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Today in Sports History - August 14
1932 - The Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles come to a close. The U.S. dominated the medal count, taking home 103 medals, Italy was second with 36. The U.S. also took home 41 gold medals, with Italy finishing second in that count as well with 12.
1936 - The first Olympic basketball game was played. The United States defeated Canada 19-8.
1947 - Tennis star Babe Didrikson Zaharias gives up her amateur status for $300,000.
1948 - The Summer Olympic Games in London come to a close. The U.S. won the medal race with 84, Sweden was second with 44. In the gold medal count, the U.S. was first with 38 and Sweden second with 16.
1958 - The Canadian Football League plays its first game, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeated the Edmonton Eskimos 29-21.
1958 - Vic Powers of the Cleveland Indians steals home twice in one game.
1959 - The American Football League is organized. Charter teams were the Dallas Texans (now Kansas City Chiefs), New York Titans (now Jets), Houston Oilers (now Tennessee Titans), Denver Broncos, Los Angeles Chargers (now San Diego Chargers) and Minneapolis-St. Paul Vikings.
1971 - Bob Gibson of the St. Louis Cardinals no-hits the Pittsburgh Pirates.
1977 - The New York Cosmos and the Fort Lauderdale Strikers played a game in front of 77,961 fans at the Meadowlands in New Jersey. It was the largest crowd to ever witness a soccer game in the United States. The Cosmos won 8-3.
1979 - Lou Brock of the St. Louis Cardinals recorded his 3,000th hit.
1982 - With his 12,365th career at-bat, Pete Rose of the Philadelphia Phillies passes Hank Aaron to become baseball's all-time leader in plate appearances.
1986 - Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds had his 4,256th and final career hit in a game against the San Francisco Giants.
1987 - Mark McGwire of the Oakland Athletics set a new record for home runs by a rookie with his 49th of the year.
1990 - Louis Palonia of the California Angels hits an inside-the-park grand slam.
Today is the 226th day of 2015, there are 139 days left in the year.
1848 - The Oregon Territory was established.
1900 - International forces entered Beijing to put down the Boxer Rebellion, which was aimed at purging China of foreigners.
1917 - China declared war on Germany and Austria during World War I.
1935 - The Social Security Act became law.
1941 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill issued the Atlantic Charter, a statement of principles that renounced aggression.
1944 - The federal government allowed the manufacture of certain domestic appliances, such as electric ranges and vacuum cleaners, to resume on a limited basis.
1945 - V-J Day was celebrated as President Harry S. Truman announced that Japan had surrendered unconditionally, bringing World War II to an end.
1947 - Pakistan became independent from British rule.
1951 - Newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst died in Beverly Hills, California.
1969 - British troops arrived in Northern Ireland to intervene in sectarian violence between Protestants and Roman Catholics.
1973 - U.S. bombing of Cambodia came to a halt.
1975 - The cult classic movie musical "The Rocky Horror Picture Show", starring Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon and Barry Bostwick had its world premiere in London.
1980 - Workers went on strike at the Lenin Shipyard in Gdansk, Poland -- a job action that resulted in the creation of the Solidarity labor movement.
1980 - President Jimmy Carter and Vice President Walter Mondale were nominated for a second term at the Democratic National Convention in New York.
1995 - Shannon Faulkner became the first female cadet at The Citadel, the state military college of South Carolina.
1996 - The Republican National Convention in San Diego nominated Bob Dole for president and Jack Kemp for vice president.
1997 - An unrepentant Timothy McVeigh was sentenced to death for the Oklahoma City bombing.
2003 - A blackout hit the northeastern United States and part of Canada; 50 million people lost power, the largest blackout in U.S. history.
2006 - Israel halted its offensive against Hezbollah guerrillas as a U.N.-imposed cease-fire went into effect after a month of warfare that killed more than 900 people.
2009 - Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, a Charles Manson follower who tried to assassinate President Gerald Ford in 1975 was released from a Texas prison hospital after more than three decades behind bars.
Birthdays
28 - James Buckley (actor)
28 - Tim Tebow (football player)
31 - Clay Buchholz (baseball player)
32 - Mila Kunis (actress)
34 - Kofi Kingston (professional wrestler)
47 - Catherine Bell (actress)
49 - Halle Berry (actress)
54 - Susan Olsen (actress)
56 - Earvin "Magic" Johnson (basketball player)
56 - Marcia Harden (actress)
59 - Jackee Harry (actress)
68 - Danielle Steele (author)
70 - Steve Martin (actor)
74 - Connie Smith (country singer)
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Today in Sports History - August 14
1932 - The Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles come to a close. The U.S. dominated the medal count, taking home 103 medals, Italy was second with 36. The U.S. also took home 41 gold medals, with Italy finishing second in that count as well with 12.
1936 - The first Olympic basketball game was played. The United States defeated Canada 19-8.
1947 - Tennis star Babe Didrikson Zaharias gives up her amateur status for $300,000.
1948 - The Summer Olympic Games in London come to a close. The U.S. won the medal race with 84, Sweden was second with 44. In the gold medal count, the U.S. was first with 38 and Sweden second with 16.
1958 - The Canadian Football League plays its first game, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeated the Edmonton Eskimos 29-21.
1958 - Vic Powers of the Cleveland Indians steals home twice in one game.
1959 - The American Football League is organized. Charter teams were the Dallas Texans (now Kansas City Chiefs), New York Titans (now Jets), Houston Oilers (now Tennessee Titans), Denver Broncos, Los Angeles Chargers (now San Diego Chargers) and Minneapolis-St. Paul Vikings.
1971 - Bob Gibson of the St. Louis Cardinals no-hits the Pittsburgh Pirates.
1977 - The New York Cosmos and the Fort Lauderdale Strikers played a game in front of 77,961 fans at the Meadowlands in New Jersey. It was the largest crowd to ever witness a soccer game in the United States. The Cosmos won 8-3.
1979 - Lou Brock of the St. Louis Cardinals recorded his 3,000th hit.
1982 - With his 12,365th career at-bat, Pete Rose of the Philadelphia Phillies passes Hank Aaron to become baseball's all-time leader in plate appearances.
1986 - Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds had his 4,256th and final career hit in a game against the San Francisco Giants.
1987 - Mark McGwire of the Oakland Athletics set a new record for home runs by a rookie with his 49th of the year.
1990 - Louis Palonia of the California Angels hits an inside-the-park grand slam.
