August 7
1789 - Congress established the U.S. War Department.
1882 - The famous feud between the Hatfields of West Virginia and the McCoys of Kentucky erupted into full-scale violence.
1942 - U.S. and other allied forces landed at Guadalcanal, marking the start of the first major allied offensive in the Pacific during World War II.
1947 - The wooden raft Kon-Tiki, which carried Thor Heyerdahl and five companions more than 4,000 miles, crashed into a reef in the Pacific.
1959 - The United States launched Explorer 6, which sent back a picture of the Earth.
1963 - First lady Jacqueline Kennedy gave birth to a boy, Patrick Bouvier Kennedy, who died two days later of respiratory distress syndrome.
1964 - Congress passed the Tonkin Gulf Resolution, which expanded President Lyndon B. Johnson's use of military powers in the Vietnam War.
1971 - The Apollo 15 moon mission ended successfully as its command module splashed down in the Pacific Ocean.
1987 - Lynne Cox becomes the first person to swim from the United States to the Soviet Union, making the 2.7 mile swim through the frigid waters of the Bering Strait.
1989 - A plane carrying U.S. Rep. Mickey Leland, D-Texas, and 14 others disappeared over Ethiopia. (The wreckage of the plane was found six days later; there were no survivors.)
1990 - President George H.W. Bush ordered U.S. troops and warplanes to Saudi Arabia to guard the oil-rich desert kingdom against a possible invasion by Iraq.
1998 - American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed by terrorists, killing 224 and injuring more than 5,500.
2000 - Sen. Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut was selected by Al Gore to be the first Jewish vice presidential candidate on a major party ticket.
2005 - ABC News anchorman Peter Jennings died in New York at age 67.
2010 - Elena Kagan was sworn in as the 112th justice and fourth woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.
2015 - Colorado theater shooter James Holmes was spared the death penalty in favor of life in prison after a jury in Centennial failed to agree on whether he should be executed for his murderous attack on a packed movie premiere that left 12 people dead.
2018 - Sharice Davids won a Democratic congressional primary in Kansas, becoming the state’s first Native American and gay nominee for Congress. (Davids went on to become one of the first two Native American women elected to the House.)
2022 - Democrats pushed their estimated $740 billion election-year economic package through the Senate. The hard-fought compromise was less ambitious than President Joe Biden’s original domestic vision but it still met deep-rooted party goals of slowing global warming, moderating pharmaceutical costs and taxing immense corporations.
Birthdays
23 - Sydney McLaughlin (track & field athlete)
24 - Jalen Hurts (football player)
25 - Kyler Murray (football player)
25 - Evaluna Montaner (singer)
27 - Liam James (actor)
27 - Sasha Calle (actress)
32 - Mike Trout (baseball player)
33 - DeMar DeRozan (basketball player)
36 - Sidney Crosby (hockey player)
39 - Tina O'Brien (actress)
42 - Randy Wayne (actor)
44 - Eric Johnson (actor)
48 - Charlize Theron (actress)
49 - Michael Shannon (actor)
51 - Greg Serano (actor)
52 - Syndey Penny (actress)
56 - Charlotte-Lewis (actress)
57 - David Mann (actor)
61 - Maggie Wheeler (actress)
63 - David Duchovny (actor)
65 - Bruce Dickinson (singer)
68 - Wayne Knight (actor)
71 - Caroline Aaron (actress)
73 - Alan Keyes (TV host)
79 - David Rasche (actor)
79 - John Glover (actor)
80 - Lana Cantrell (singer)
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Today in Sports History - August 7
1907 - Legendary pitcher Walter Johnson picks hit the first of his 416 career wins, leading the Washington Senators to a 7-2 win over the Cleveland Indians.
1956 - 51-year-old Satchel Paige of the Miami Marlins wins a game before the largest crowd in minor league history as 57,000 showed up at Miami's Orange Bowl.
1972 - Yogi Berra, Sandy Koufax, Lefty Gomez, Early Wynn, Josh Gibson, Will Harridge, Buck Leonard and Ross Youngs are inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1978 - Eddie Mathews, Addie Joss and Larry MacPhail are inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1985 - A five-year agreement between the major league baseball players union and team owners ended a two-day mid-season players’ strike. The season resumed the next day.
1987 - The Pittsburgh Pirates retired Bill Mazeroski's #9.
1999 - Wade Boggs of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays records his 3,000th career hit.
2004 - Chicago Cubs pitcher Greg Maddux records his 300th career win.
2007 - Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants hits his 756th career home run, breaking Hank Aaron's major league record, in a game against the Washington Nationals.
2010 - Jerry Rice, Emmitt Smith, John Randle, Russ Grimm, Rickey Jackson, Floyd Little and Dick LeBeau are inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
2013 - The Major League Baseball Players Association formally appealed Alex Rodriguez’s drug probe suspension, sending the case to an independent arbitrator. (The suspension was withheld.)
2016 - Jim Furyk fires a 12-under-par 58 in the final round of the Travelers Championship at TPC at River Highlands in Cromwell, Connecticut, becoming the first player to shoot 58 in a PGA Tour event and the first PGA Tour pro to record two sub-60 rounds.
2016 - Ichiro Suzuki of the Miami Marlins becomes the 30th player in MLB history to record 3,000 career hits.
2016 - At the Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, American swimmer Michael Phelps is part of the winning 4x100 meter freestyle relay for his 19th career Olympic gold medal.
2021 - At the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, American Allyson Felix wins her 11th Olympic medal to become the most decorated female Olympian in track and field history.
2021 - At the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Kevin Durant scores 29 points to lead the United States to a fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal with a 87-82 win over France.
1789 - Congress established the U.S. War Department.
1882 - The famous feud between the Hatfields of West Virginia and the McCoys of Kentucky erupted into full-scale violence.
1942 - U.S. and other allied forces landed at Guadalcanal, marking the start of the first major allied offensive in the Pacific during World War II.
1947 - The wooden raft Kon-Tiki, which carried Thor Heyerdahl and five companions more than 4,000 miles, crashed into a reef in the Pacific.
1959 - The United States launched Explorer 6, which sent back a picture of the Earth.
1963 - First lady Jacqueline Kennedy gave birth to a boy, Patrick Bouvier Kennedy, who died two days later of respiratory distress syndrome.
1964 - Congress passed the Tonkin Gulf Resolution, which expanded President Lyndon B. Johnson's use of military powers in the Vietnam War.
1971 - The Apollo 15 moon mission ended successfully as its command module splashed down in the Pacific Ocean.
1987 - Lynne Cox becomes the first person to swim from the United States to the Soviet Union, making the 2.7 mile swim through the frigid waters of the Bering Strait.
1989 - A plane carrying U.S. Rep. Mickey Leland, D-Texas, and 14 others disappeared over Ethiopia. (The wreckage of the plane was found six days later; there were no survivors.)
1990 - President George H.W. Bush ordered U.S. troops and warplanes to Saudi Arabia to guard the oil-rich desert kingdom against a possible invasion by Iraq.
1998 - American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed by terrorists, killing 224 and injuring more than 5,500.
2000 - Sen. Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut was selected by Al Gore to be the first Jewish vice presidential candidate on a major party ticket.
2005 - ABC News anchorman Peter Jennings died in New York at age 67.
2010 - Elena Kagan was sworn in as the 112th justice and fourth woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.
2015 - Colorado theater shooter James Holmes was spared the death penalty in favor of life in prison after a jury in Centennial failed to agree on whether he should be executed for his murderous attack on a packed movie premiere that left 12 people dead.
2018 - Sharice Davids won a Democratic congressional primary in Kansas, becoming the state’s first Native American and gay nominee for Congress. (Davids went on to become one of the first two Native American women elected to the House.)
2022 - Democrats pushed their estimated $740 billion election-year economic package through the Senate. The hard-fought compromise was less ambitious than President Joe Biden’s original domestic vision but it still met deep-rooted party goals of slowing global warming, moderating pharmaceutical costs and taxing immense corporations.
Birthdays
23 - Sydney McLaughlin (track & field athlete)
24 - Jalen Hurts (football player)
25 - Kyler Murray (football player)
25 - Evaluna Montaner (singer)
27 - Liam James (actor)
27 - Sasha Calle (actress)
32 - Mike Trout (baseball player)
33 - DeMar DeRozan (basketball player)
36 - Sidney Crosby (hockey player)
39 - Tina O'Brien (actress)
42 - Randy Wayne (actor)
44 - Eric Johnson (actor)
48 - Charlize Theron (actress)
49 - Michael Shannon (actor)
51 - Greg Serano (actor)
52 - Syndey Penny (actress)
56 - Charlotte-Lewis (actress)
57 - David Mann (actor)
61 - Maggie Wheeler (actress)
63 - David Duchovny (actor)
65 - Bruce Dickinson (singer)
68 - Wayne Knight (actor)
71 - Caroline Aaron (actress)
73 - Alan Keyes (TV host)
79 - David Rasche (actor)
79 - John Glover (actor)
80 - Lana Cantrell (singer)
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Today in Sports History - August 7
1907 - Legendary pitcher Walter Johnson picks hit the first of his 416 career wins, leading the Washington Senators to a 7-2 win over the Cleveland Indians.
1956 - 51-year-old Satchel Paige of the Miami Marlins wins a game before the largest crowd in minor league history as 57,000 showed up at Miami's Orange Bowl.
1972 - Yogi Berra, Sandy Koufax, Lefty Gomez, Early Wynn, Josh Gibson, Will Harridge, Buck Leonard and Ross Youngs are inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1978 - Eddie Mathews, Addie Joss and Larry MacPhail are inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1985 - A five-year agreement between the major league baseball players union and team owners ended a two-day mid-season players’ strike. The season resumed the next day.
1987 - The Pittsburgh Pirates retired Bill Mazeroski's #9.
1999 - Wade Boggs of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays records his 3,000th career hit.
2004 - Chicago Cubs pitcher Greg Maddux records his 300th career win.
2007 - Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants hits his 756th career home run, breaking Hank Aaron's major league record, in a game against the Washington Nationals.
2010 - Jerry Rice, Emmitt Smith, John Randle, Russ Grimm, Rickey Jackson, Floyd Little and Dick LeBeau are inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
2013 - The Major League Baseball Players Association formally appealed Alex Rodriguez’s drug probe suspension, sending the case to an independent arbitrator. (The suspension was withheld.)
2016 - Jim Furyk fires a 12-under-par 58 in the final round of the Travelers Championship at TPC at River Highlands in Cromwell, Connecticut, becoming the first player to shoot 58 in a PGA Tour event and the first PGA Tour pro to record two sub-60 rounds.
2016 - Ichiro Suzuki of the Miami Marlins becomes the 30th player in MLB history to record 3,000 career hits.
2016 - At the Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, American swimmer Michael Phelps is part of the winning 4x100 meter freestyle relay for his 19th career Olympic gold medal.
2021 - At the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, American Allyson Felix wins her 11th Olympic medal to become the most decorated female Olympian in track and field history.
2021 - At the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Kevin Durant scores 29 points to lead the United States to a fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal with a 87-82 win over France.
