August 16
Today is the 229th day of 2016, there are 137 days left in the year.
1777 - The Revolutionary War Battle of Bennington (Vermont) was won by American forces.
1812 - Detroit fell to British forces during the War of 1812.
1829 - The original Siamese twins, Eng and Chang, arrived in Boston.
1858 - A telegraphed message from Britain's Queen Victoria to President James Buchanan was transmitted over the recently-laid trans-Atlantic cable.
1888 - T.E. Lawrence, the British soldier who gained fame as "Lawrence of Arabia", was born in Wales.
1913 - Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin was born in present-day Belarus.
1956 - Adlai E. Stevenson was nominated for president at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
1960 - Cyprus gained independence from Britain.
1962 - The Beatles fired their original drummer, Pete Best, and replaced him with Ringo Starr.
1962 - Algeria was admitted to the Arab League.
1977 - Singer Elvis Presley died at Graceland Mansion in Memphis, Tennessee at age 42 from heart failure.
1987 - 156 people were killed when Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashed while attempting to takeoff from Detroit; the sole survivor was a four-year-old girl.
1987 - Thousands of people worldwide began a two-day celebration of the "harmonic convergence", which believers called the start of a new, purer humankind.
1988 - Vice President George H.W. Bush selected Indiana Sen. Dan Quayle to be his running mate on the Republican ticket.
2000 - Delegates to the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles nominated Vice President Al Gore for president.
2002 - Terrorist mastermind Abu Nidal was found shot to death in Baghdad, Iraq.
2003 - Idi Amin, the former dictator of Uganda, died in Saudi Arabia.
2007 - Jose Padilla, a U.S. citizen held for 3 1/2 years as an enemy combatant, was convicted in Miami of helping Islamic extremists and plotting overseas attacks. (He was sentenced to over 17 years in prison.)
2010 - China eclipsed Japan as the world's second largest economy after three decades of blistering growth.
Birthdays
25 - Evanna Lynch (actress)
28 - Rumer Willis (actress)
30 - Colin Cassady (professional wrestler)
31 - Arden Cho (actress)
31 - Cristin Milioti (actress)
34 - Cam Gigandet (actor)
36 - Vanessa Carlton (singer)
46 - Saif Ali Khan (actor)
47 - Jase Robertson (reality TV star)
47 - Kate Higgins (voice actress)
47 - Andy Milder (actor)
54 - Steve Carell (actor)
58 - Angela Bassett (actress)
58 - Madonna (singer)
62 - James Cameron (director)
63 - Kathie Lee Gifford (TV host)
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Today in Sports History - August 16
1743 - The earliest boxing code of rules were formulated in England.
1920 - The only fatality to occur in a major league baseball game happened. Ray Chapman (Cleveland Indians) was hit in the head with a fastball from Carl Mays of the New York Yankees.
1936 - The Olympic Games close in Berlin, Germany.
1948 - Baseball Hall of Famer Babe Ruth died at age 53.
1954 - Sports Illustrated was first published by Time Inc.
1965 - The AFL awards its first expansion franchise, the Miami Dolphins.
1996 - In Monterrey, Mexico, the New York Mets played the San Diego Padres. The Padres won the game 15-10. It was the first-ever regular season major league game to be played outside the United States and Canada.
2002 - Curt Shilling (Arizona Diamondbacks) won his 20th game of the year.
2006 - Home plate umpire Bruce Froemming is honored during an on-field ceremony at Fenway Park for working his 5000th major league game of his 36-year career, second only to Bill Klem who arbitrated 5,374 games from 1905-40.
2008 - Michael Phelps won his seventh gold medal of the Beijing Olympic Games, tying Mark Spitz's 1972 record.
2008 - Jamaica's Usain Bolt wins the 100 meter dash with a world record time of 9.69 seconds.
2009 - At the World Track & Field Championships in Berlin, Usain Bolt of Jamaica breaks his own world record in the 100 meter dash with a time of 9.58 seconds.
Today is the 229th day of 2016, there are 137 days left in the year.
1777 - The Revolutionary War Battle of Bennington (Vermont) was won by American forces.
1812 - Detroit fell to British forces during the War of 1812.
1829 - The original Siamese twins, Eng and Chang, arrived in Boston.
1858 - A telegraphed message from Britain's Queen Victoria to President James Buchanan was transmitted over the recently-laid trans-Atlantic cable.
1888 - T.E. Lawrence, the British soldier who gained fame as "Lawrence of Arabia", was born in Wales.
1913 - Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin was born in present-day Belarus.
1956 - Adlai E. Stevenson was nominated for president at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
1960 - Cyprus gained independence from Britain.
1962 - The Beatles fired their original drummer, Pete Best, and replaced him with Ringo Starr.
1962 - Algeria was admitted to the Arab League.
1977 - Singer Elvis Presley died at Graceland Mansion in Memphis, Tennessee at age 42 from heart failure.
1987 - 156 people were killed when Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashed while attempting to takeoff from Detroit; the sole survivor was a four-year-old girl.
1987 - Thousands of people worldwide began a two-day celebration of the "harmonic convergence", which believers called the start of a new, purer humankind.
1988 - Vice President George H.W. Bush selected Indiana Sen. Dan Quayle to be his running mate on the Republican ticket.
2000 - Delegates to the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles nominated Vice President Al Gore for president.
2002 - Terrorist mastermind Abu Nidal was found shot to death in Baghdad, Iraq.
2003 - Idi Amin, the former dictator of Uganda, died in Saudi Arabia.
2007 - Jose Padilla, a U.S. citizen held for 3 1/2 years as an enemy combatant, was convicted in Miami of helping Islamic extremists and plotting overseas attacks. (He was sentenced to over 17 years in prison.)
2010 - China eclipsed Japan as the world's second largest economy after three decades of blistering growth.
Birthdays
25 - Evanna Lynch (actress)
28 - Rumer Willis (actress)
30 - Colin Cassady (professional wrestler)
31 - Arden Cho (actress)
31 - Cristin Milioti (actress)
34 - Cam Gigandet (actor)
36 - Vanessa Carlton (singer)
46 - Saif Ali Khan (actor)
47 - Jase Robertson (reality TV star)
47 - Kate Higgins (voice actress)
47 - Andy Milder (actor)
54 - Steve Carell (actor)
58 - Angela Bassett (actress)
58 - Madonna (singer)
62 - James Cameron (director)
63 - Kathie Lee Gifford (TV host)
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Today in Sports History - August 16
1743 - The earliest boxing code of rules were formulated in England.
1920 - The only fatality to occur in a major league baseball game happened. Ray Chapman (Cleveland Indians) was hit in the head with a fastball from Carl Mays of the New York Yankees.
1936 - The Olympic Games close in Berlin, Germany.
1948 - Baseball Hall of Famer Babe Ruth died at age 53.
1954 - Sports Illustrated was first published by Time Inc.
1965 - The AFL awards its first expansion franchise, the Miami Dolphins.
1996 - In Monterrey, Mexico, the New York Mets played the San Diego Padres. The Padres won the game 15-10. It was the first-ever regular season major league game to be played outside the United States and Canada.
2002 - Curt Shilling (Arizona Diamondbacks) won his 20th game of the year.
2006 - Home plate umpire Bruce Froemming is honored during an on-field ceremony at Fenway Park for working his 5000th major league game of his 36-year career, second only to Bill Klem who arbitrated 5,374 games from 1905-40.
2008 - Michael Phelps won his seventh gold medal of the Beijing Olympic Games, tying Mark Spitz's 1972 record.
2008 - Jamaica's Usain Bolt wins the 100 meter dash with a world record time of 9.69 seconds.
2009 - At the World Track & Field Championships in Berlin, Usain Bolt of Jamaica breaks his own world record in the 100 meter dash with a time of 9.58 seconds.
