August 14
1900 - International forces entered Beijing, China in an effort to suppress the anti-foreign uprising known as the Boxer Rebellion.
1935 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law, ensuring income for elderly Americans and creating a federal unemployment insurance program.
1936 - In front of an estimated crowd of more than 20,000 spectators, Rainey Bethea was hanged in Owensboro, Kentucky in the last public execution in the United States.
1942 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill signed the Atlantic Charter, which detailed the post-war goals of the two nations.
1945 - President Harry S. Truman announced that Imperial Japan had surrendered unconditionally to the Allies, bringing an end to World War II.
1947 - Pakistan became independent of British rule.
1951 - Newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst died in Beverly Hills, California.
1994 - Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, the terrorist known as “Carlos the Jackal,” was captured by French agents in Sudan.
1995 - Shannon Faulkner became the first female cadet at The Citadel, the state military college of South Carolina. (However, Faulkner quit the school less than a week later, citing the stress of her court fight, and her isolation among the male cadets.)
1997 - Timothy McVeigh was sentenced to death for the Oklahoma City bombing. (McVeigh was executed by lethal injection in 2001.)
2009 - Charles Manson follower Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme, 60, convicted of trying to assassinate President Gerald Ford in 1975, was released from a Texas prison hospital after more than three decades behind bars.
2021 - A 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti, turning thousands of structures into rubble; the quake left more than 2,200 people dead and injured more than 12,000 others.
Birthdays
20 - Marsai Martin (actress)
27 - Paige Turley (reality star)
28 - Brianna Hildebrand (actress)
30 - Maya Jama (TV host)
34 - Miranda Rae Mayo (actress)
37 - Tim Tebow (football player)
37 - James Buckley (actor)
37 - Johnny Gargano (professional wrestler)
41 - Lamorne Morris (actor)
41 - Mila Kunis (actress)
43 - Kofi Kingston (professional wrestler)
46 - Kate Ritchie (actress)
56 - Catherine Bell (actress)
56 - Darren Clarke (golfer)
58 - Halle Berry (actress)
63 - Susan Olsen (actress)
64 - Sarah Brightman (singer)
65 - Earvin "Magic" Johnson (basketball player)
65 - Marcia Gay Harden (actress)
68 - Rusty Wallace (race car driver)
68 - Jackee Harry (actress)
72 - Debbie Meyer (swimmer)
73 - Carl Lumbly (actor)
74 - Gary Larson (cartoonist)
77 - Danielle Steel (author)
78 - Susan Saint James (actress)
78 - Larry Graham (singer)
79 - Steve Martin (actor/comedian)
83 - Connie Smith (singer)
84 - Dash Crofts (singer)
89 - John Brodie (football player)
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Today in Sports History - August 14
1932 - Brooklyn Dodgers reliever John Quinn, 49, becomes oldest pitcher to win a MLB game in a 2-1, 10th inning victory over New York Giants at the Polo Grounds.
1936 - The first basketball competition for a Gold Medal was held at the Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany. The U.S. defeated Canada, 19-8.
1937 - The Detroit Tigers and the St. Louis Browns set an American League record for most runs scored combined in a doubleheader with 36.
1959 - The first meeting was held to organize the American Football League. Charter memberships were granted to Dallas, New York, Houston, Denver, Los Angeles and Minneapolis-St. Paul.
1971 - Bob Gibson (St. Louis Cardinals) threw a no-hitter against the Pittsburgh Pirates. It was the first no-hitter at Forbes Field in 61 years.
1976 - A charity softball game began for the Community General Hospital in Monticello, NY. The game was eventually called off due to weather after 30 hours. The final score was Gager's Diner's 491 to Bend 'n Elbow Tavern's 467.
1977 - The New York Cosmos and the Fort Lauderdale Strikes played a game in front of 77,961 fans at the Meadowlands in New Jersey. It was the largest crowd to witness a soccer game in the United States. The Cosmos beat the Strikers 8-3.
1979 - Lou Brock of the St. Louis Cardinals recorded his 3,000th hit.
1986 - Pete Rose (Cincinnati Reds) had his 4,256th and last basehit in a game against the San Francisco Giants.
1987 - Mark McGwire (Oakland Athletics) set the record for home runs by a rookie when he connected for his 49th home run of the season.
1993 - The New York Yankees retire Reggie Jackson's #44.
2016 - Usain Bolt became the first athlete to win the 100m dash in three consecutive Olympics, taking gold at the Summer Games in Rio.
2016 - British golfer Justin Rose becomes the first Olympic gold medalist in golf at the Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro.
2021 - Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Tyler Gilbert throws a no-hitter in his MLB debut, defeating San Diego Padres, 7-0 in Phoenix; record equalling 8th no-hitter of the season.
1900 - International forces entered Beijing, China in an effort to suppress the anti-foreign uprising known as the Boxer Rebellion.
1935 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law, ensuring income for elderly Americans and creating a federal unemployment insurance program.
1936 - In front of an estimated crowd of more than 20,000 spectators, Rainey Bethea was hanged in Owensboro, Kentucky in the last public execution in the United States.
1942 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill signed the Atlantic Charter, which detailed the post-war goals of the two nations.
1945 - President Harry S. Truman announced that Imperial Japan had surrendered unconditionally to the Allies, bringing an end to World War II.
1947 - Pakistan became independent of British rule.
1951 - Newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst died in Beverly Hills, California.
1994 - Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, the terrorist known as “Carlos the Jackal,” was captured by French agents in Sudan.
1995 - Shannon Faulkner became the first female cadet at The Citadel, the state military college of South Carolina. (However, Faulkner quit the school less than a week later, citing the stress of her court fight, and her isolation among the male cadets.)
1997 - Timothy McVeigh was sentenced to death for the Oklahoma City bombing. (McVeigh was executed by lethal injection in 2001.)
2009 - Charles Manson follower Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme, 60, convicted of trying to assassinate President Gerald Ford in 1975, was released from a Texas prison hospital after more than three decades behind bars.
2021 - A 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti, turning thousands of structures into rubble; the quake left more than 2,200 people dead and injured more than 12,000 others.
Birthdays
20 - Marsai Martin (actress)
27 - Paige Turley (reality star)
28 - Brianna Hildebrand (actress)
30 - Maya Jama (TV host)
34 - Miranda Rae Mayo (actress)
37 - Tim Tebow (football player)
37 - James Buckley (actor)
37 - Johnny Gargano (professional wrestler)
41 - Lamorne Morris (actor)
41 - Mila Kunis (actress)
43 - Kofi Kingston (professional wrestler)
46 - Kate Ritchie (actress)
56 - Catherine Bell (actress)
56 - Darren Clarke (golfer)
58 - Halle Berry (actress)
63 - Susan Olsen (actress)
64 - Sarah Brightman (singer)
65 - Earvin "Magic" Johnson (basketball player)
65 - Marcia Gay Harden (actress)
68 - Rusty Wallace (race car driver)
68 - Jackee Harry (actress)
72 - Debbie Meyer (swimmer)
73 - Carl Lumbly (actor)
74 - Gary Larson (cartoonist)
77 - Danielle Steel (author)
78 - Susan Saint James (actress)
78 - Larry Graham (singer)
79 - Steve Martin (actor/comedian)
83 - Connie Smith (singer)
84 - Dash Crofts (singer)
89 - John Brodie (football player)
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Today in Sports History - August 14
1932 - Brooklyn Dodgers reliever John Quinn, 49, becomes oldest pitcher to win a MLB game in a 2-1, 10th inning victory over New York Giants at the Polo Grounds.
1936 - The first basketball competition for a Gold Medal was held at the Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany. The U.S. defeated Canada, 19-8.
1937 - The Detroit Tigers and the St. Louis Browns set an American League record for most runs scored combined in a doubleheader with 36.
1959 - The first meeting was held to organize the American Football League. Charter memberships were granted to Dallas, New York, Houston, Denver, Los Angeles and Minneapolis-St. Paul.
1971 - Bob Gibson (St. Louis Cardinals) threw a no-hitter against the Pittsburgh Pirates. It was the first no-hitter at Forbes Field in 61 years.
1976 - A charity softball game began for the Community General Hospital in Monticello, NY. The game was eventually called off due to weather after 30 hours. The final score was Gager's Diner's 491 to Bend 'n Elbow Tavern's 467.
1977 - The New York Cosmos and the Fort Lauderdale Strikes played a game in front of 77,961 fans at the Meadowlands in New Jersey. It was the largest crowd to witness a soccer game in the United States. The Cosmos beat the Strikers 8-3.
1979 - Lou Brock of the St. Louis Cardinals recorded his 3,000th hit.
1986 - Pete Rose (Cincinnati Reds) had his 4,256th and last basehit in a game against the San Francisco Giants.
1987 - Mark McGwire (Oakland Athletics) set the record for home runs by a rookie when he connected for his 49th home run of the season.
1993 - The New York Yankees retire Reggie Jackson's #44.
2016 - Usain Bolt became the first athlete to win the 100m dash in three consecutive Olympics, taking gold at the Summer Games in Rio.
2016 - British golfer Justin Rose becomes the first Olympic gold medalist in golf at the Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro.
2021 - Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Tyler Gilbert throws a no-hitter in his MLB debut, defeating San Diego Padres, 7-0 in Phoenix; record equalling 8th no-hitter of the season.
