August 5
Today is the 217th day of 2015; there are 148 days left in the year.
1861 - The federal government levied an income tax for the first time.
1884 - The cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty was laid on Bedloe's Island in New York Harbor.
1914 - The nation's first electric traffic lights were installed in Cleveland, Ohio.
1924 - The comic strip "Little Orphan Annie" by Harold Gray made its debut.
1930 - Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, was born in Wapakoneta, Ohio.
1933 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the National Labor Board, which later became the National Labor Relations Board.
1957 - "American Bandstand", hosted by Dick Clark, made its network TV debut on ABC.
1962 - Actress Marilyn Monroe died at the age of 36.
1962 - South African anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela was arrested and began 27 years of imprisonment.
1963 - The United States, Britain and the Soviet Union signed a treaty in Moscow banning nuclear tests in the atmosphere, outer space and underwater.
1966 - The album "Revolver" by the Beatles was released.
1969 - The U.S. space probe Mariner 7 flew by Mars, sending back photographs and scientific data.
1974 - The White House released transcripts of subpoenaed tape recording showing that President Richard Nixon and his chief of staff had discussed a plan in June of 1972 to use the CIA to thwart the FBI's Watergate investigation; revelation of the tape sparked Nixon's resignation from office.
1981 - The federal government began firing striking air traffic controllers.
2001 - Afghanistan's ruling Taliban jailed eight foreign aid workers, including two Americans, for allegedly preaching Christianity.
2003 - The Rev. Gene Robinson was approved as the first openly gay bishop by the U.S. Episcopal Church.
2009 - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was sworn in for a second term as Iran's president.
2010 - The Senate confirmed Elena Kagan as the Supreme Court's 112th justice and the fourth woman justice in its history. The vote was 63-37.
2010 - Thirty-three workers were trapped in a copper mine in northern Chile after a tunnel caved in. (They were rescued after being entombed for 69 days.)
2011 - Standard & Poor's lowered the United States' AAA credit rating by one notch to AA-plus.
Birthdays
25 - Jessica Nigri (model)
27 - C.J. Spiller (football player)
31 - Vanessa Simmons (reality TV star)
32 - Lolo Jones (track & field athlete)
52 - Patrick Ewing (basketball player)
58 - Maureen McCormick (actress)
69 - Loni Anderson (actress)
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Today in Sports History - August 5
1901 - Peter O'Connor of Ireland sets a new world record in the long jump at 24' 11.75".
1921 - The first radio broadcast of a baseball game occurred as KDKA radio in Pittsburgh aired the Pirates' 8-5 win over the Philadelphia Phillies.
1940 - John Whitehead of the St. Louis Browns no-hits the Detroit Tigers.
1959 - The Chicago Cardinals of the NFL beat the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL 55-26 in Toronto.
1960 - The Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Indians traded managers.
1961 - The Chicago Bears (NFL) defeated the Montreal Alouettes (CFL) 34-16 in Montreal.
1967 - An AFL team beat an NFL team for the first time as the Denver Broncos defeated the Detroit Lions 13-7.
1973 - Phil Niekro of the Atlanta Braves no-hits the San Diego Padres.
1979 - Willie Mays, Warren Giles and Hack Wilson are inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1980 - Doug Flynn of the New York Mets ties a record with three triples in one game.
1985 - Major League Baseball players begin a two-day strike.
1985 - Tom Seaver of the Chicago White Sox wins his 300th game.
1986 - Steve Carlton of the San Francisco Giants throws his 4,000th career strikeout.
1991 - Sergei Bubka of the Soviet Union sets a new world record in the pole vault at 20' 0.25", becoming the first vaulter to break the 20-foot barrier.
1999 - Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals hit his 500th career home run.
2005 - The NCAA announced it would not allow schools with American Indian nicknames and logos to host NCAA championship events.
Today is the 217th day of 2015; there are 148 days left in the year.
1861 - The federal government levied an income tax for the first time.
1884 - The cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty was laid on Bedloe's Island in New York Harbor.
1914 - The nation's first electric traffic lights were installed in Cleveland, Ohio.
1924 - The comic strip "Little Orphan Annie" by Harold Gray made its debut.
1930 - Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, was born in Wapakoneta, Ohio.
1933 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the National Labor Board, which later became the National Labor Relations Board.
1957 - "American Bandstand", hosted by Dick Clark, made its network TV debut on ABC.
1962 - Actress Marilyn Monroe died at the age of 36.
1962 - South African anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela was arrested and began 27 years of imprisonment.
1963 - The United States, Britain and the Soviet Union signed a treaty in Moscow banning nuclear tests in the atmosphere, outer space and underwater.
1966 - The album "Revolver" by the Beatles was released.
1969 - The U.S. space probe Mariner 7 flew by Mars, sending back photographs and scientific data.
1974 - The White House released transcripts of subpoenaed tape recording showing that President Richard Nixon and his chief of staff had discussed a plan in June of 1972 to use the CIA to thwart the FBI's Watergate investigation; revelation of the tape sparked Nixon's resignation from office.
1981 - The federal government began firing striking air traffic controllers.
2001 - Afghanistan's ruling Taliban jailed eight foreign aid workers, including two Americans, for allegedly preaching Christianity.
2003 - The Rev. Gene Robinson was approved as the first openly gay bishop by the U.S. Episcopal Church.
2009 - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was sworn in for a second term as Iran's president.
2010 - The Senate confirmed Elena Kagan as the Supreme Court's 112th justice and the fourth woman justice in its history. The vote was 63-37.
2010 - Thirty-three workers were trapped in a copper mine in northern Chile after a tunnel caved in. (They were rescued after being entombed for 69 days.)
2011 - Standard & Poor's lowered the United States' AAA credit rating by one notch to AA-plus.
Birthdays
25 - Jessica Nigri (model)
27 - C.J. Spiller (football player)
31 - Vanessa Simmons (reality TV star)
32 - Lolo Jones (track & field athlete)
52 - Patrick Ewing (basketball player)
58 - Maureen McCormick (actress)
69 - Loni Anderson (actress)
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Today in Sports History - August 5
1901 - Peter O'Connor of Ireland sets a new world record in the long jump at 24' 11.75".
1921 - The first radio broadcast of a baseball game occurred as KDKA radio in Pittsburgh aired the Pirates' 8-5 win over the Philadelphia Phillies.
1940 - John Whitehead of the St. Louis Browns no-hits the Detroit Tigers.
1959 - The Chicago Cardinals of the NFL beat the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL 55-26 in Toronto.
1960 - The Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Indians traded managers.
1961 - The Chicago Bears (NFL) defeated the Montreal Alouettes (CFL) 34-16 in Montreal.
1967 - An AFL team beat an NFL team for the first time as the Denver Broncos defeated the Detroit Lions 13-7.
1973 - Phil Niekro of the Atlanta Braves no-hits the San Diego Padres.
1979 - Willie Mays, Warren Giles and Hack Wilson are inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1980 - Doug Flynn of the New York Mets ties a record with three triples in one game.
1985 - Major League Baseball players begin a two-day strike.
1985 - Tom Seaver of the Chicago White Sox wins his 300th game.
1986 - Steve Carlton of the San Francisco Giants throws his 4,000th career strikeout.
1991 - Sergei Bubka of the Soviet Union sets a new world record in the pole vault at 20' 0.25", becoming the first vaulter to break the 20-foot barrier.
1999 - Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals hit his 500th career home run.
2005 - The NCAA announced it would not allow schools with American Indian nicknames and logos to host NCAA championship events.
