August 15
Today is the 228th day of 2016, there are 138 days left in the year.
1057 - Macbeth, King of Scots, was killed in battle by Malcolm, the eldest son of King Duncan, whom Macbeth had slain.
1483 - The Sistine Chapel was consecrated by Pope Sixtus IV.
1769 - Napoleon Bonaparte was born on the island of Corsica.
1914 - The Panama Canal officially opened as the SS Ancron crossed the just-completed waterway connecting the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.
1935 - Humorist Will Rogers and aviator Wiley Post were killed when their airplane crashed near Point Barrow, Alaska.
1939 - "The Wizard of Oz" premiered at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood.
1944 - Allied forces landed in southern France during World War II.
1945 - The Allies proclaimed V-J Day, one day after Japan agreed to an unconditional surrender.
1946 - The DuMont Television Network made its debut over two stations, WABD in New York and WTTG in Washington, D.C. (The network lasted a decade, folding in 1956.)
1947 - India and Pakistan became independent after some 200 years of British rule.
1948 - The Republic of Korea (South Korea) was proclaimed.
1960 - The Republic of the Congo became independent of French rule.
1969 - The Woodstock Music and Art Fair opened in upstate New York.
1971 - President Richard M. Nixon announced a 90-day freeze on wages, prices and rents.
1998 - A car bomb in Northern Ireland killed 29 people and injured 370; a splinter group calling itself the Real IRA claimed responsibility.
2000 - One hundred people from North Korea arrived in South Korea for temporary reunions with relatives they had not seen for half a century; 100 South Koreans also visited the North.
2001 - Astronomers anounced the discovery of the first solar system outside of our own -- two planets orbiting a star in the Big Dipper.
2006 - Israel began withdrawing its forces from southern Lebanon.
Birthdays
26 - Jennifer Lawrence (actress)
26 - Emmy Buckner (actress)
27 - Joe Jonas (singer)
27 - Carlos Pena Jr. (actor)
30 - Natalia Kills (singer)
31 - Emily Kinney (actress)
35 - Song Ji-hyo (actress)
37 - Carl Edwards (race car driver)
38 - Kerri Walsh-Jennings (volleyball player)
42 - Natasha Henstridge (actress)
44 - Ben Affleck (actor)
46 - Anthony Anderson (actor)
46 - Maddie Corman (actress)
48 - Debra Messing (actress)
93 - Rose Marie (actress)
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Today in Sports History - August 15
1912 - Guy Zinn of the New York Yankees steals home twice in one game.
1964 - The Philadelphia Phillies pull a triple play against the New York Mets.
1964 - Ralph Boston of the U.S. sets a new world record in the long jump at 27 feet, 3.25 inches.
1984 - Pete Rose returned to become player and manager of the Cincinnati Reds. He had been away from his hometown for six years. Rose had been in Philadelphia and Montreal.
1990 - Mark McGwire hit a grand slam in the 10th inning to become the first major league player to hit 30 or more homers in his first four seasons.
1993 - Nolan Ryan recorded his 324th and final career pitching victory as the Texas Rangers beat the Cleveland Indians 4-1.
1997 - The Los Angeles Dodgers retired Tommy Lasorda's #2.
2004 - Vijay Singh wins the PGA Championship.
2007 - NBA referee Tim Donaghy surrenders to police and pleads guilty to charges brought up by the FBI investigation that he placed bets on games that he officiated.
2010 - Germany's Martin Kaymer wins the PGA Championship.
Today is the 228th day of 2016, there are 138 days left in the year.
1057 - Macbeth, King of Scots, was killed in battle by Malcolm, the eldest son of King Duncan, whom Macbeth had slain.
1483 - The Sistine Chapel was consecrated by Pope Sixtus IV.
1769 - Napoleon Bonaparte was born on the island of Corsica.
1914 - The Panama Canal officially opened as the SS Ancron crossed the just-completed waterway connecting the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.
1935 - Humorist Will Rogers and aviator Wiley Post were killed when their airplane crashed near Point Barrow, Alaska.
1939 - "The Wizard of Oz" premiered at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood.
1944 - Allied forces landed in southern France during World War II.
1945 - The Allies proclaimed V-J Day, one day after Japan agreed to an unconditional surrender.
1946 - The DuMont Television Network made its debut over two stations, WABD in New York and WTTG in Washington, D.C. (The network lasted a decade, folding in 1956.)
1947 - India and Pakistan became independent after some 200 years of British rule.
1948 - The Republic of Korea (South Korea) was proclaimed.
1960 - The Republic of the Congo became independent of French rule.
1969 - The Woodstock Music and Art Fair opened in upstate New York.
1971 - President Richard M. Nixon announced a 90-day freeze on wages, prices and rents.
1998 - A car bomb in Northern Ireland killed 29 people and injured 370; a splinter group calling itself the Real IRA claimed responsibility.
2000 - One hundred people from North Korea arrived in South Korea for temporary reunions with relatives they had not seen for half a century; 100 South Koreans also visited the North.
2001 - Astronomers anounced the discovery of the first solar system outside of our own -- two planets orbiting a star in the Big Dipper.
2006 - Israel began withdrawing its forces from southern Lebanon.
Birthdays
26 - Jennifer Lawrence (actress)
26 - Emmy Buckner (actress)
27 - Joe Jonas (singer)
27 - Carlos Pena Jr. (actor)
30 - Natalia Kills (singer)
31 - Emily Kinney (actress)
35 - Song Ji-hyo (actress)
37 - Carl Edwards (race car driver)
38 - Kerri Walsh-Jennings (volleyball player)
42 - Natasha Henstridge (actress)
44 - Ben Affleck (actor)
46 - Anthony Anderson (actor)
46 - Maddie Corman (actress)
48 - Debra Messing (actress)
93 - Rose Marie (actress)
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Today in Sports History - August 15
1912 - Guy Zinn of the New York Yankees steals home twice in one game.
1964 - The Philadelphia Phillies pull a triple play against the New York Mets.
1964 - Ralph Boston of the U.S. sets a new world record in the long jump at 27 feet, 3.25 inches.
1984 - Pete Rose returned to become player and manager of the Cincinnati Reds. He had been away from his hometown for six years. Rose had been in Philadelphia and Montreal.
1990 - Mark McGwire hit a grand slam in the 10th inning to become the first major league player to hit 30 or more homers in his first four seasons.
1993 - Nolan Ryan recorded his 324th and final career pitching victory as the Texas Rangers beat the Cleveland Indians 4-1.
1997 - The Los Angeles Dodgers retired Tommy Lasorda's #2.
2004 - Vijay Singh wins the PGA Championship.
2007 - NBA referee Tim Donaghy surrenders to police and pleads guilty to charges brought up by the FBI investigation that he placed bets on games that he officiated.
2010 - Germany's Martin Kaymer wins the PGA Championship.
