August 18
Today is the 230th day of 2015, there are 135 days left in the year.
1227 - The Mongol conqueror Genghis Khan died.
1587 - Virginia Dare became the first child of English parents to be born on American soil, on what is now Roanoke Island, North Carolina.
1846 - U.S. forces led by Gen. Stephen W. Kearny captured Santa Fe, New Mexico.
1894 - Congress established the Bureau of Immigration, a forerunner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
1914 - President Woodrow Wilson issued his Proclamation of Neutrality, aimed at keeping the United States out of World War I.
1920 - When Tennessee ratified the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, the three-quarters of the states necessary was achieved and American women were granted the right to vote.
1963 - James Meredith became the first black to graduate from the University of Mississippi.
1983 - Hurricane Alicia slammed into the Texas coast, leaving 22 dead and causing more than a billion dollars in damage.
1988 - Indiana Sen. Dan Quayle was nominated as George H.W. Bush's running mate at the Republican National Convention in New Orleans.
1991 - Soviet hard-liners launched a coup aimed at toppling President Mikhail S. Gorbachev, who was vacationing in the Crimea.
1997 - The Virginia Military Institute admitted a female cadet for the first time in its 158-year history.
2005 - A judge in Wichita, Kansas sentenced BTK serial killer Dennis Rader to 10 consecutive life sentences.
2008 - Pervez Musharraf resigned as president of Pakistan amid efforts by opposition lawmakers to seek his impeachment.
Birthdays
20 - Parker-McKenna Posey (actress)
21 - Samantha Grecchi (dancer)
22 - Maia Mitchell (actress)
23 - Amy Willerton (model)
37 - Andy Samberg (actor/comedian)
40 - Ines Rivero (model)
40 - Kaitlin Olson (actress)
45 - Malcolm-Jamal Warner (actor)
46 - Edward Norton (actor)
46 - Christian Slater (actor)
57 - Madeleine Stowe (actress)
58 - Denis Leary (actor)
79 - Robert Redford (actor)
82 - Roman Polanski (director)
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Today in Sports History
1956 - The Cincinnati Reds (8) and Chicago Cubs (2) combined to hit 10 home runs in a game.
1960 - Lew Burdette threw a no-hitter against the Philadelphia Phillies.
1973 - Hank Aaron breaks Stan Musial's record for extra-base hits with his 1,378th of his career.
1980 - George Brett of the Kansas City Royals saw his batting average for the season top the .400 mark.
1982 - Pete Rose passes Hank Aaron for all-time plate appearances, when he steps up to bat for the 13,941st time.
1982 - The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 6-5 in 21 innings.
1983 - The Kansas City Royals defeated the New York Yankees 5-4 in just 12 minutes as the two teams completed the infamous "pine-tar" game.
1987 - Earl Campbell announced his retirement from football.
1992 - Larry Bird, after 13 seasons with the Boston Celtics, announced his retirement from basketball.
1995 - Tom Henke of the St. Louis Cardinals became the seventh major league player in history with 300 saves.
1996 - Wade Boggs became the 41st player in major league history with 2,000 career singles.
2006 - At Fenway Park, the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 14-11 in the longest nine-inning game in major league history at 4 hours and 45 minutes long.
Today is the 230th day of 2015, there are 135 days left in the year.
1227 - The Mongol conqueror Genghis Khan died.
1587 - Virginia Dare became the first child of English parents to be born on American soil, on what is now Roanoke Island, North Carolina.
1846 - U.S. forces led by Gen. Stephen W. Kearny captured Santa Fe, New Mexico.
1894 - Congress established the Bureau of Immigration, a forerunner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
1914 - President Woodrow Wilson issued his Proclamation of Neutrality, aimed at keeping the United States out of World War I.
1920 - When Tennessee ratified the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, the three-quarters of the states necessary was achieved and American women were granted the right to vote.
1963 - James Meredith became the first black to graduate from the University of Mississippi.
1983 - Hurricane Alicia slammed into the Texas coast, leaving 22 dead and causing more than a billion dollars in damage.
1988 - Indiana Sen. Dan Quayle was nominated as George H.W. Bush's running mate at the Republican National Convention in New Orleans.
1991 - Soviet hard-liners launched a coup aimed at toppling President Mikhail S. Gorbachev, who was vacationing in the Crimea.
1997 - The Virginia Military Institute admitted a female cadet for the first time in its 158-year history.
2005 - A judge in Wichita, Kansas sentenced BTK serial killer Dennis Rader to 10 consecutive life sentences.
2008 - Pervez Musharraf resigned as president of Pakistan amid efforts by opposition lawmakers to seek his impeachment.
Birthdays
20 - Parker-McKenna Posey (actress)
21 - Samantha Grecchi (dancer)
22 - Maia Mitchell (actress)
23 - Amy Willerton (model)
37 - Andy Samberg (actor/comedian)
40 - Ines Rivero (model)
40 - Kaitlin Olson (actress)
45 - Malcolm-Jamal Warner (actor)
46 - Edward Norton (actor)
46 - Christian Slater (actor)
57 - Madeleine Stowe (actress)
58 - Denis Leary (actor)
79 - Robert Redford (actor)
82 - Roman Polanski (director)
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Today in Sports History
1956 - The Cincinnati Reds (8) and Chicago Cubs (2) combined to hit 10 home runs in a game.
1960 - Lew Burdette threw a no-hitter against the Philadelphia Phillies.
1973 - Hank Aaron breaks Stan Musial's record for extra-base hits with his 1,378th of his career.
1980 - George Brett of the Kansas City Royals saw his batting average for the season top the .400 mark.
1982 - Pete Rose passes Hank Aaron for all-time plate appearances, when he steps up to bat for the 13,941st time.
1982 - The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 6-5 in 21 innings.
1983 - The Kansas City Royals defeated the New York Yankees 5-4 in just 12 minutes as the two teams completed the infamous "pine-tar" game.
1987 - Earl Campbell announced his retirement from football.
1992 - Larry Bird, after 13 seasons with the Boston Celtics, announced his retirement from basketball.
1995 - Tom Henke of the St. Louis Cardinals became the seventh major league player in history with 300 saves.
1996 - Wade Boggs became the 41st player in major league history with 2,000 career singles.
2006 - At Fenway Park, the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 14-11 in the longest nine-inning game in major league history at 4 hours and 45 minutes long.
