August 26
Today is the 238th day of 2015, there are 127 days left in the year.
1847 - Liberia was proclaimed an independent republic.
1883 - The island volcano of Krakatoa began cataclysmic eruptions, leading to a massive explosion the following day.
1910 - Mother Teresa was born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu in Macedonia.
1920 - The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing women the right to vote, was declared in effect.
1957 - The Soviet Union announced that it had successfully tested an intercontinental ballistic missile.
1958 - Alaskans went to the polls and voted overwhelmingly in favor of statehood.
1964 - President Lyndon B. Johnson was nominated for a term of office in his own right at the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
1974 - Aviation pioneer Charles Lindbergh died at age 72.
1978 - Cardinal Albino Luciani of Venice was elected the 264th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church and took the name John Paul I. (He died one month later.)
1985 - 13-year-old AIDS patient Ryan White began "attending" classes at Western Middle School in Kokomo, Indiana, via a telephone hook-up at his home after school officials had barred Ryan from attending in person.
1986 - In the so-called "preppie murder case", 18-year-old Jennifer Levin was found strangled in New York's Central Park. (Robert Chambers later plead guilty to manslaughter and served 15 years in prison.)
2003 - Investigators concluded that NASA's overconfident management and inattention to safety doomed the space shuttle Columbia as much as damage to the craft did.
2009 - Authorities in California solved the 18-year disappearance of Jaycee Lee Dugard after she appeared at a parole office with her children and the Antioch couple who had kidnapped her when she was 11.
Birthdays
22 - Keke Palmer (actress)
24 - Dylan O'Brien (actor)
26 - James Harden (basketball player)
29 - Cassie Ventura (R&B singer)
30 - David Price (baseball player)
35 - Chris Pine (actor)
35 - Macaulay Culkin (actor)
45 - Melissa McCarthy (actress)
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Today in Sports History - August 26
1903 - The Philadelphia Phillies walked a record 17 Brooklyn Dodgers in their game.
1916 - Joe Bush of the Philadelphia Athletics no-hits the Cleveland Indians.
1938 - The Montreal Maroons are dropped from the NHL.
1939 - Major League Baseball was televised for the first time when experimental station W2XBS broadcast a doubleheader between the Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field.
1961 - The Hockey Hall of Fame opened in Toronto.
1962 - Jack Kralick of the Minnesota Twins no-hits the Kansas City Athletics.
1971 - The New York Giants football team announces its is leaving the Bronx for a new home in New Jersey in 1975.
1972 - The Summer Olympic Games open in Munich, Germany.
1985 - Eddie Murray of the Baltimore Orioles records nine RBI's in a game against the California Angels.
1989 - The Trumbull (Connecticut) All-Stars become the first American team to win the Little League World Series since 1983.
1991 - Brett Saberhagen of the Kansas City Royals no-hits the Chicago White Sox.
2001 - #4 Nebraska defeated Texas Christian 21-7 to win the season opening Pigskin Classic.
2002 - The first video streaming coverage of a Major League Baseball game takes place on the Internet. Approximately 30,000 fans visited MLB.com to see the New York Yankees defeat the Texas Rangers 10-3.
Today is the 238th day of 2015, there are 127 days left in the year.
1847 - Liberia was proclaimed an independent republic.
1883 - The island volcano of Krakatoa began cataclysmic eruptions, leading to a massive explosion the following day.
1910 - Mother Teresa was born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu in Macedonia.
1920 - The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing women the right to vote, was declared in effect.
1957 - The Soviet Union announced that it had successfully tested an intercontinental ballistic missile.
1958 - Alaskans went to the polls and voted overwhelmingly in favor of statehood.
1964 - President Lyndon B. Johnson was nominated for a term of office in his own right at the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
1974 - Aviation pioneer Charles Lindbergh died at age 72.
1978 - Cardinal Albino Luciani of Venice was elected the 264th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church and took the name John Paul I. (He died one month later.)
1985 - 13-year-old AIDS patient Ryan White began "attending" classes at Western Middle School in Kokomo, Indiana, via a telephone hook-up at his home after school officials had barred Ryan from attending in person.
1986 - In the so-called "preppie murder case", 18-year-old Jennifer Levin was found strangled in New York's Central Park. (Robert Chambers later plead guilty to manslaughter and served 15 years in prison.)
2003 - Investigators concluded that NASA's overconfident management and inattention to safety doomed the space shuttle Columbia as much as damage to the craft did.
2009 - Authorities in California solved the 18-year disappearance of Jaycee Lee Dugard after she appeared at a parole office with her children and the Antioch couple who had kidnapped her when she was 11.
Birthdays
22 - Keke Palmer (actress)
24 - Dylan O'Brien (actor)
26 - James Harden (basketball player)
29 - Cassie Ventura (R&B singer)
30 - David Price (baseball player)
35 - Chris Pine (actor)
35 - Macaulay Culkin (actor)
45 - Melissa McCarthy (actress)
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Today in Sports History - August 26
1903 - The Philadelphia Phillies walked a record 17 Brooklyn Dodgers in their game.
1916 - Joe Bush of the Philadelphia Athletics no-hits the Cleveland Indians.
1938 - The Montreal Maroons are dropped from the NHL.
1939 - Major League Baseball was televised for the first time when experimental station W2XBS broadcast a doubleheader between the Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field.
1961 - The Hockey Hall of Fame opened in Toronto.
1962 - Jack Kralick of the Minnesota Twins no-hits the Kansas City Athletics.
1971 - The New York Giants football team announces its is leaving the Bronx for a new home in New Jersey in 1975.
1972 - The Summer Olympic Games open in Munich, Germany.
1985 - Eddie Murray of the Baltimore Orioles records nine RBI's in a game against the California Angels.
1989 - The Trumbull (Connecticut) All-Stars become the first American team to win the Little League World Series since 1983.
1991 - Brett Saberhagen of the Kansas City Royals no-hits the Chicago White Sox.
2001 - #4 Nebraska defeated Texas Christian 21-7 to win the season opening Pigskin Classic.
2002 - The first video streaming coverage of a Major League Baseball game takes place on the Internet. Approximately 30,000 fans visited MLB.com to see the New York Yankees defeat the Texas Rangers 10-3.
