August 19
Today is the 232nd day of 2016, there are 134 days left in the year.
14 - Caesar Augustus, Rome's first emperor, died at age 76 after a reign lasting more than four decades; he was succeeded by his stepson, Tiberius.
1812 - The U.S. frigate Constitution (Old Ironsides), defeated the British ship Guerriere during the War of 1812.
1814 - British forces landed at Benedict, Maryland with the objective of capturing Washington, D.C. during the War of 1812.
1929 - The comedy "Amos 'n' Andy" made its network radio debut on NBC.
1934 - A plebiscite in Germany approved the vesting of sole executive power in Adolf Hitler as Fuhrer.
1955 - Torrential rains caused by Hurricane Diane resulted in severe flooding in the northeastern U.S., claiming some 200 lives.
1960 - A tribunal in Moscow convicted American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers of espionage.
1964 - The Beatles opened their first full-fledged U.S. tour as they performed at San Francisco's Cow Palace.
1969 - Jazz trumpeter Miles Davis began three days of recording sessions that yielded the album "Bitches Brew".
1976 - President Gerald R. Ford won the Republican presidential nomination at the party's convention in Kansas City.
1977 - Comedian Groucho Marx died at age 86.
1991 - Rioting erupted in the Brooklyn, New York, Crown Heights neighborhood after a black 7-year-old, Gavin Cato, was struck and killed by a Jewish driver from the ultra-Orthodox Lubavitch community; three hours later, a gang of blacks fatally stabbed Yankel Rosenbaum, a rabbinical student.
1991 - Soviet hard-liners stunned the world by announcing that President Mikhail S. Gorbachev had been removed from power. (The coup attempt collapsed two days later.)
1994 - President Bill Clinton halted the nation's three-decade open-door policy for Cuban refugees.
1996 - A judge sentenced former Arkansas Gov. Jim Guy Tucker to four years' probation for his Whitewater crimes.
2004 - The Internet search engine Google went public.
2005 - A Texas jury found pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. liable for the death of a man who had taken the once-popular painkiller Vioxx.
2010 - The last American combat brigade exited Iraq, seven years and five months after the U.S.-led invasion began.
Birthdays
28 - Natasha Slayton (singer)
28 - Kirk Cousins (football player)
30 - Christina Perri (singer)
32 - Simon Bird (actor)
33 - Tammin Sursok (actress)
34 - JJ Hardy (baseball player)
34 - Erika Christensen (actress)
34 - Melissa Fumero (actress)
38 - Michelle Borth (actress)
39 - Callum Blue (actor)
41 - Tracie Thoms (actress)
47 - Matthew Perry (actor)
47 - Paula Jai Parker (actress)
50 - Lee Ann Womack (country singer)
50 - Lilian Garcia (singer/TV personality)
51 - Kyra Sedgwick (actress)
53 - John Stamos (actor)
68 - Jim Carter (actor)
70 - Bill Clinton (42nd president of the United States)
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Today in Sports History - August 19
1909 - The first race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is held.
1909 - The Philadelphia Phillies were rained out a major-league record 10th consecutive day.
1917 - A Sunday benefit baseball game at the Polo Grounds resulted in the arrest of managers John McGraw and Christy Mathewson for violating New York City's Blue laws (playing on a Sunday).
1951 - The St. Louis Browns sent a midget to the plate against the Detroit Tigers. Eddie Gaedel, wearing the number 1/8 and standing only 3 feet, 7 inches tall, walked on four consecutive pitches and was then replaced by a pinch-runner.
1957 - The New York Giants announce their desire to move to San Francisco.
1962 - Homero Blancas shot a 55 at the Premier Invitational Golf Tournament held in Longview, TX. It was the lowest score in U.S. competitive golf history.
1965 - Jim Maloney of the Cincinnati Reds pitches his second no-hitter of the year in a win over the Chicago Cubs.
1981 - In Zurich, Switzerland, American Renaldo Nehemia set a new world record with 110 hurdles in 12.93 seconds.
1984 - Lee Trevino wins the PGA Championship.
1995 - Bobby Thigpen (Chicago White Sox) got his 40th save of season and became the eighth and fastest to record 40 saves in a season.
1995 - Heavyweight Mike Tyson knocked out Peter McNeeley after just 89 seconds.
1996 - Paul Molitor (Minnesota Twins) tied Lou Gherig by hitting his 534th career double.
2002 - John Madden made his broadcasting debut on "Monday Night Football" during an exhibition game.
2010 - A federal grand jury indicted retired baseball player Roger Clemens for allegedly lying to Congress about steroid use. (Clemens' eventual trial ended in a mistrial.)
Today is the 232nd day of 2016, there are 134 days left in the year.
14 - Caesar Augustus, Rome's first emperor, died at age 76 after a reign lasting more than four decades; he was succeeded by his stepson, Tiberius.
1812 - The U.S. frigate Constitution (Old Ironsides), defeated the British ship Guerriere during the War of 1812.
1814 - British forces landed at Benedict, Maryland with the objective of capturing Washington, D.C. during the War of 1812.
1929 - The comedy "Amos 'n' Andy" made its network radio debut on NBC.
1934 - A plebiscite in Germany approved the vesting of sole executive power in Adolf Hitler as Fuhrer.
1955 - Torrential rains caused by Hurricane Diane resulted in severe flooding in the northeastern U.S., claiming some 200 lives.
1960 - A tribunal in Moscow convicted American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers of espionage.
1964 - The Beatles opened their first full-fledged U.S. tour as they performed at San Francisco's Cow Palace.
1969 - Jazz trumpeter Miles Davis began three days of recording sessions that yielded the album "Bitches Brew".
1976 - President Gerald R. Ford won the Republican presidential nomination at the party's convention in Kansas City.
1977 - Comedian Groucho Marx died at age 86.
1991 - Rioting erupted in the Brooklyn, New York, Crown Heights neighborhood after a black 7-year-old, Gavin Cato, was struck and killed by a Jewish driver from the ultra-Orthodox Lubavitch community; three hours later, a gang of blacks fatally stabbed Yankel Rosenbaum, a rabbinical student.
1991 - Soviet hard-liners stunned the world by announcing that President Mikhail S. Gorbachev had been removed from power. (The coup attempt collapsed two days later.)
1994 - President Bill Clinton halted the nation's three-decade open-door policy for Cuban refugees.
1996 - A judge sentenced former Arkansas Gov. Jim Guy Tucker to four years' probation for his Whitewater crimes.
2004 - The Internet search engine Google went public.
2005 - A Texas jury found pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. liable for the death of a man who had taken the once-popular painkiller Vioxx.
2010 - The last American combat brigade exited Iraq, seven years and five months after the U.S.-led invasion began.
Birthdays
28 - Natasha Slayton (singer)
28 - Kirk Cousins (football player)
30 - Christina Perri (singer)
32 - Simon Bird (actor)
33 - Tammin Sursok (actress)
34 - JJ Hardy (baseball player)
34 - Erika Christensen (actress)
34 - Melissa Fumero (actress)
38 - Michelle Borth (actress)
39 - Callum Blue (actor)
41 - Tracie Thoms (actress)
47 - Matthew Perry (actor)
47 - Paula Jai Parker (actress)
50 - Lee Ann Womack (country singer)
50 - Lilian Garcia (singer/TV personality)
51 - Kyra Sedgwick (actress)
53 - John Stamos (actor)
68 - Jim Carter (actor)
70 - Bill Clinton (42nd president of the United States)
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Today in Sports History - August 19
1909 - The first race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is held.
1909 - The Philadelphia Phillies were rained out a major-league record 10th consecutive day.
1917 - A Sunday benefit baseball game at the Polo Grounds resulted in the arrest of managers John McGraw and Christy Mathewson for violating New York City's Blue laws (playing on a Sunday).
1951 - The St. Louis Browns sent a midget to the plate against the Detroit Tigers. Eddie Gaedel, wearing the number 1/8 and standing only 3 feet, 7 inches tall, walked on four consecutive pitches and was then replaced by a pinch-runner.
1957 - The New York Giants announce their desire to move to San Francisco.
1962 - Homero Blancas shot a 55 at the Premier Invitational Golf Tournament held in Longview, TX. It was the lowest score in U.S. competitive golf history.
1965 - Jim Maloney of the Cincinnati Reds pitches his second no-hitter of the year in a win over the Chicago Cubs.
1981 - In Zurich, Switzerland, American Renaldo Nehemia set a new world record with 110 hurdles in 12.93 seconds.
1984 - Lee Trevino wins the PGA Championship.
1995 - Bobby Thigpen (Chicago White Sox) got his 40th save of season and became the eighth and fastest to record 40 saves in a season.
1995 - Heavyweight Mike Tyson knocked out Peter McNeeley after just 89 seconds.
1996 - Paul Molitor (Minnesota Twins) tied Lou Gherig by hitting his 534th career double.
2002 - John Madden made his broadcasting debut on "Monday Night Football" during an exhibition game.
2010 - A federal grand jury indicted retired baseball player Roger Clemens for allegedly lying to Congress about steroid use. (Clemens' eventual trial ended in a mistrial.)
