August 19
1692 - Four men and one woman were hanged after being convicted of witchcraft at Salem in the Province of Massachusetts Bay; the story of one of the men, John Proctor, inspired Arthur Miller's play "The Crucible."
1807 - Robert Fulton's North River Steamboat arrived in Albany, two days after leaving New York on its maiden voyage.
1812 - The USS Constitution defeated the British frigate HMS Guerriere off Nova Scotia during the War of 1812, earning the nickname “Old Ironsides.”
1814 - During the War of 1812, British forces landed at Benedict, Maryland, with the objective of capturing Washington D.C.
1854 - Thirty-one U.S. soldiers were killed after one of the soldiers fatally shot Brule Lakota Chief Conquering Bear, sparking the First Sioux War.
1934 - Germans voted to combine the roles of chancellor and president, making Adolf Hitler Fuhrer.
1936 - Spanish poet and playwright Federico Garcia Lorca was shot by Gen. Francisco Franco's soldiers during the Spanish Civil War.
1955 - Torrential rains caused by Hurricane Diane resulted in severe flooding in the northeastern United States, claiming more than 200 lives.
1960 - American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers was convicted of espionage in Moscow. (Although sentenced to 10 years in prison, Powers was returned to the United States in 1962 as part of a prisoner exchange.)
1977 - Comedian Groucho Marx died in Los Angeles at age 86.
2003 - U.N. special representative Sergio Vieira de Mellow was one of 22 killed when a suicide car bomb struck the U.N.'s Baghdad headquarters in Iraq.
2010 - The last American combat brigade exited Iraq, seven years and five months after a U.S.-led invasion marked the beginning of the Iraq War.
2013 - South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius was indicted in Pretoria, South Africa, on charges of murder and illegal possession of ammunition for the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, at his home on Valentine’s Day 2013; Pistorius maintained he’d mistaken her for an intruder. (Pistorius would be found guilty of murder and sentenced to prison; he was released on parole in January 2024.)
Birthdays
20 - Siena Agudong (actress)
21 - Chalita Natakuatong (model)
22 - Brighton Sharbino (actress)
22 - Lexi Jayde (singer)
23 - Briggitte Bozzo (actress)
25 - Salem Ilese (singer)
25 - Ethan Cutosky (actor)
35 - Romeo (rapper)
36 - Veronica Roth (author)
38 - Christina Perri (singer)
42 - Melissa Fumero (actress)
42 - Erika Christensen (actress)
53 - Mary Jo Fernandez (tennis player)
54 - Fat Joe (rapper)
55 - Clay Walker (singer)
58 - Lee Ann Womack (singer)
59 - Kevin Dillon (actor)
59 - Kyra Sedgwick (actress)
61 - John Stamos (actor)
64 - Morten Andersen (football player)
65 - Ivan Neville (musician)
66 - Anthony Munoz (football player)
67 - Martin Donovan (actor)
68 - Adam Arkin (actor)
69 - Peter Gallagher (actor)
72 - Jonathan Frakes (actor)
76 - Jim Carter (actor)
77 - Gerald McRaney (actor)
78 - Bill Clinton (42nd president of the United States)
79 - Ian Gillan (singer)
84 - Jill St. John (actress)
90 - Renee Richards (tennis player)
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Today in Sports History - August 19
1909 - Indianapolis Motor Speedway hosted its first automobile race.
1917 - Team managers John McGraw and Christy Matthewson were arrested for breaking New York City's blue laws. The crime was their teams were playing baseball on Sunday.
1921 - Ty Cobb of the Detroit Tigers recorded his 3,000th career hit, the fourth to reach the milestone.
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 Board of Directors voted to move the team to San Francisco in 1958.
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.
1995 - Heavyweight boxer Mike Tyson returns to the ring after having served three years in prison and knocks out Peter McNeeley in just 89 seconds.
1996 - Paul Molitor (Minnesota Twins) tied Lou Gherig by hitting his 534th career double.
2004 - Baseball commissioner Bud Selig received a contract extension through 2009.
2004 - Gymnast Carly Patton becomes just the second American woman to win the Olympic gymnastics all-around title at the Summer Games in Athens, Greece.
1692 - Four men and one woman were hanged after being convicted of witchcraft at Salem in the Province of Massachusetts Bay; the story of one of the men, John Proctor, inspired Arthur Miller's play "The Crucible."
1807 - Robert Fulton's North River Steamboat arrived in Albany, two days after leaving New York on its maiden voyage.
1812 - The USS Constitution defeated the British frigate HMS Guerriere off Nova Scotia during the War of 1812, earning the nickname “Old Ironsides.”
1814 - During the War of 1812, British forces landed at Benedict, Maryland, with the objective of capturing Washington D.C.
1854 - Thirty-one U.S. soldiers were killed after one of the soldiers fatally shot Brule Lakota Chief Conquering Bear, sparking the First Sioux War.
1934 - Germans voted to combine the roles of chancellor and president, making Adolf Hitler Fuhrer.
1936 - Spanish poet and playwright Federico Garcia Lorca was shot by Gen. Francisco Franco's soldiers during the Spanish Civil War.
1955 - Torrential rains caused by Hurricane Diane resulted in severe flooding in the northeastern United States, claiming more than 200 lives.
1960 - American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers was convicted of espionage in Moscow. (Although sentenced to 10 years in prison, Powers was returned to the United States in 1962 as part of a prisoner exchange.)
1977 - Comedian Groucho Marx died in Los Angeles at age 86.
2003 - U.N. special representative Sergio Vieira de Mellow was one of 22 killed when a suicide car bomb struck the U.N.'s Baghdad headquarters in Iraq.
2010 - The last American combat brigade exited Iraq, seven years and five months after a U.S.-led invasion marked the beginning of the Iraq War.
2013 - South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius was indicted in Pretoria, South Africa, on charges of murder and illegal possession of ammunition for the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, at his home on Valentine’s Day 2013; Pistorius maintained he’d mistaken her for an intruder. (Pistorius would be found guilty of murder and sentenced to prison; he was released on parole in January 2024.)
Birthdays
20 - Siena Agudong (actress)
21 - Chalita Natakuatong (model)
22 - Brighton Sharbino (actress)
22 - Lexi Jayde (singer)
23 - Briggitte Bozzo (actress)
25 - Salem Ilese (singer)
25 - Ethan Cutosky (actor)
35 - Romeo (rapper)
36 - Veronica Roth (author)
38 - Christina Perri (singer)
42 - Melissa Fumero (actress)
42 - Erika Christensen (actress)
53 - Mary Jo Fernandez (tennis player)
54 - Fat Joe (rapper)
55 - Clay Walker (singer)
58 - Lee Ann Womack (singer)
59 - Kevin Dillon (actor)
59 - Kyra Sedgwick (actress)
61 - John Stamos (actor)
64 - Morten Andersen (football player)
65 - Ivan Neville (musician)
66 - Anthony Munoz (football player)
67 - Martin Donovan (actor)
68 - Adam Arkin (actor)
69 - Peter Gallagher (actor)
72 - Jonathan Frakes (actor)
76 - Jim Carter (actor)
77 - Gerald McRaney (actor)
78 - Bill Clinton (42nd president of the United States)
79 - Ian Gillan (singer)
84 - Jill St. John (actress)
90 - Renee Richards (tennis player)
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Today in Sports History - August 19
1909 - Indianapolis Motor Speedway hosted its first automobile race.
1917 - Team managers John McGraw and Christy Matthewson were arrested for breaking New York City's blue laws. The crime was their teams were playing baseball on Sunday.
1921 - Ty Cobb of the Detroit Tigers recorded his 3,000th career hit, the fourth to reach the milestone.
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 Board of Directors voted to move the team to San Francisco in 1958.
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.
1995 - Heavyweight boxer Mike Tyson returns to the ring after having served three years in prison and knocks out Peter McNeeley in just 89 seconds.
1996 - Paul Molitor (Minnesota Twins) tied Lou Gherig by hitting his 534th career double.
2004 - Baseball commissioner Bud Selig received a contract extension through 2009.
2004 - Gymnast Carly Patton becomes just the second American woman to win the Olympic gymnastics all-around title at the Summer Games in Athens, Greece.
