July 12
100 B.C. - Julius Caesar was born in Rome.
1543 - England's King Henry VIII married his sixth and final wife, Catherine Parr.
1690 - Protestant William of Orange defeated Roman Catholic James II at the Battle of the Boyne in Ireland.
1812 - United States forces led by Gen. William Hull entered Canada during the War of 1812 against Britain. (However, Hull retreated shortly thereafter to Detroit.)
1817 - Author, poet and naturalist Henry David Thoreau was born in Concord, Massachusetts.
1862 - Congress authorized the Medal of Honor.
1909 - The House of Representatives joined the Senate in passing the 16th Amendment to the Constitution, allowing for a federal income tax, and submitted it to the states. (It was declared ratified in February of 1913.)
1957 - President Dwight D. Eisenhower was flown by helicopter from the White House to a secret mountaintop location as part of a drill involving a mock nuclear attack on Washington, D.C.
1960 - The first Etch-A-Sketch went on sale.
1962 - The Rolling Stones played their first-ever gig at The Marquee in London.
1967 - Rioting erupted in Newark, New Jersey, over the police beating of a black taxi driver; 26 people were killed in the five days of violence that followed.
1972 - George McGovern won the Democratic presidential nomination at the party's convention in Miami.
1977 - President Jimmy Carter defended Supreme Court limits on government payments for poor women's abortions, saying, "There are many things in life that are not fair."
1979 - Kiribati, formerly the Gilbert Islands, gained independence from Britain.
1984 - Democratic presidential nominee Walter Mondale announced Geraldine Ferraro as his running mate, becoming the first woman to run for the office on a major party ticket.
1994 - President Bill Clinton, visiting Germany, went into the eastern sector of Berlin, the first U.S. president to do so since Harry Truman.
2001 - Abner Louima, a Haitian immigrant tortured in a New York City police station, agreed to an $8.7 million settlement.
2005 - Prince Albert II of Monaco acceded to the throne.
2006 - Hezbollah guerrillas kidnapped two Israeli soldiers and killed eight others in a cross-border raid; Israel sent ground troops into Lebanon in response.
2010 - Roman Polanski was declared a free man, no longer confined to house arrest in his Alpine villa, after Swiss authorities rejected a U.S. request for the Oscar-winning director's extradition because of a 32-year-old sex conviction.
Birthdays
23 - Jordyn Wieber (gymnast)
25 - Bryana Holly (model)
27 - Erik Per Sullivan (actor)
28 - Rachel Brosnahan (actress)
29 - Phoebe Tonkin (actress)
30 - Ta'Rhonda Jones (actress)
30 - LeSean McCoy (football player)
33 - Bernard David Jones (actor)
34 - Natalie Martinez (actress)
34 - Mikaela Hoover (actress)
34 - Sami Zayn (professional wrestler)
34 - Matt Cook (actor)
35 - Kimberly Perry (country singer)
38 - Kristen Connolly (actress)
40 - Michelle Rodriguez (actress)
40 - Topher Grace (actor)
41 - Brock Lesnar (professional wrestler/MMA fighter)
41 - Steve Howey (actor)
42 - Alison Wright (actress)
42 - Anna Friel (actress)
45 - Shannon Lawson (country singer)
46 - Jake Wood (actor)
47 - Kristi Yamaguchi (figure skater)
49 - Lisa Nicole Carson (actress)
51 - Natalie Desselle Reid (actress)
53 - Robin Wilson (singer)
54 - Judi Evans (actress)
61 - Buddy Foster (actor)
62 - Mel Harris (actress)
67 - Cheryl Ladd (actress)
70 - Walter Egan (singer)
70 - Richard Simmons (fitness guru)
74 - Denise Nicholas (actress)
75 - Christie McVie (singer)
81 - Bill Cosby (actor/comedian)
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Today in Sports History - July 12
1901 - Cy Young (Boston Red Sox) got his 300th career victory. He ended his career with 511 wins.
1931 - A major league baseball record for doubles was set as the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs combined for a total of 23
1949 - National League wins the All-Star Game 11-7 in Brooklyn.
1949 - Baseball owners agree to install warning paths inside all outfield fences.
1954 - The Major League Baseball Players Association is formed.
1955 - The National League wins the All-Star Game 6-5 in 12 innings in Milwaukee.
1966 - The National League wins the All-Star Game 2-1 in 10 innings in St. Louis.
1979 - At Comiskey Park in Chicago, "Disco Demolition Night" led to fans taking the field after a box of disco records was blown up. The White Sox forfeited the 2nd game of a doubleheader to the Detroit Tigers due to the condition of the field.
1984 - Steve Carlton (Philadelphia Phillies) recorded his 100th strikeout for the 18th consecutive season.
1988 - The American League wins the All-Star Game 2-1 in Cincinnati.
1989 - New York Yankees pitching great Ron Guidry announces his retirement.
1994 - The National League wins the All-Star Game 8-7 in 10 innings in Pittsburgh.
1998 - France defeats Brazil 3-0 to win the World Cup.
2005 - The American League wins the All-Star Game 7-5 in Detroit.
2011 - The National League wins the All-Star Game 5-1 in Phoenix.
2016 - The American League wins the All-Star Game 4-2 in San Diego.
100 B.C. - Julius Caesar was born in Rome.
1543 - England's King Henry VIII married his sixth and final wife, Catherine Parr.
1690 - Protestant William of Orange defeated Roman Catholic James II at the Battle of the Boyne in Ireland.
1812 - United States forces led by Gen. William Hull entered Canada during the War of 1812 against Britain. (However, Hull retreated shortly thereafter to Detroit.)
1817 - Author, poet and naturalist Henry David Thoreau was born in Concord, Massachusetts.
1862 - Congress authorized the Medal of Honor.
1909 - The House of Representatives joined the Senate in passing the 16th Amendment to the Constitution, allowing for a federal income tax, and submitted it to the states. (It was declared ratified in February of 1913.)
1957 - President Dwight D. Eisenhower was flown by helicopter from the White House to a secret mountaintop location as part of a drill involving a mock nuclear attack on Washington, D.C.
1960 - The first Etch-A-Sketch went on sale.
1962 - The Rolling Stones played their first-ever gig at The Marquee in London.
1967 - Rioting erupted in Newark, New Jersey, over the police beating of a black taxi driver; 26 people were killed in the five days of violence that followed.
1972 - George McGovern won the Democratic presidential nomination at the party's convention in Miami.
1977 - President Jimmy Carter defended Supreme Court limits on government payments for poor women's abortions, saying, "There are many things in life that are not fair."
1979 - Kiribati, formerly the Gilbert Islands, gained independence from Britain.
1984 - Democratic presidential nominee Walter Mondale announced Geraldine Ferraro as his running mate, becoming the first woman to run for the office on a major party ticket.
1994 - President Bill Clinton, visiting Germany, went into the eastern sector of Berlin, the first U.S. president to do so since Harry Truman.
2001 - Abner Louima, a Haitian immigrant tortured in a New York City police station, agreed to an $8.7 million settlement.
2005 - Prince Albert II of Monaco acceded to the throne.
2006 - Hezbollah guerrillas kidnapped two Israeli soldiers and killed eight others in a cross-border raid; Israel sent ground troops into Lebanon in response.
2010 - Roman Polanski was declared a free man, no longer confined to house arrest in his Alpine villa, after Swiss authorities rejected a U.S. request for the Oscar-winning director's extradition because of a 32-year-old sex conviction.
Birthdays
23 - Jordyn Wieber (gymnast)
25 - Bryana Holly (model)
27 - Erik Per Sullivan (actor)
28 - Rachel Brosnahan (actress)
29 - Phoebe Tonkin (actress)
30 - Ta'Rhonda Jones (actress)
30 - LeSean McCoy (football player)
33 - Bernard David Jones (actor)
34 - Natalie Martinez (actress)
34 - Mikaela Hoover (actress)
34 - Sami Zayn (professional wrestler)
34 - Matt Cook (actor)
35 - Kimberly Perry (country singer)
38 - Kristen Connolly (actress)
40 - Michelle Rodriguez (actress)
40 - Topher Grace (actor)
41 - Brock Lesnar (professional wrestler/MMA fighter)
41 - Steve Howey (actor)
42 - Alison Wright (actress)
42 - Anna Friel (actress)
45 - Shannon Lawson (country singer)
46 - Jake Wood (actor)
47 - Kristi Yamaguchi (figure skater)
49 - Lisa Nicole Carson (actress)
51 - Natalie Desselle Reid (actress)
53 - Robin Wilson (singer)
54 - Judi Evans (actress)
61 - Buddy Foster (actor)
62 - Mel Harris (actress)
67 - Cheryl Ladd (actress)
70 - Walter Egan (singer)
70 - Richard Simmons (fitness guru)
74 - Denise Nicholas (actress)
75 - Christie McVie (singer)
81 - Bill Cosby (actor/comedian)
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Today in Sports History - July 12
1901 - Cy Young (Boston Red Sox) got his 300th career victory. He ended his career with 511 wins.
1931 - A major league baseball record for doubles was set as the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs combined for a total of 23
1949 - National League wins the All-Star Game 11-7 in Brooklyn.
1949 - Baseball owners agree to install warning paths inside all outfield fences.
1954 - The Major League Baseball Players Association is formed.
1955 - The National League wins the All-Star Game 6-5 in 12 innings in Milwaukee.
1966 - The National League wins the All-Star Game 2-1 in 10 innings in St. Louis.
1979 - At Comiskey Park in Chicago, "Disco Demolition Night" led to fans taking the field after a box of disco records was blown up. The White Sox forfeited the 2nd game of a doubleheader to the Detroit Tigers due to the condition of the field.
1984 - Steve Carlton (Philadelphia Phillies) recorded his 100th strikeout for the 18th consecutive season.
1988 - The American League wins the All-Star Game 2-1 in Cincinnati.
1989 - New York Yankees pitching great Ron Guidry announces his retirement.
1994 - The National League wins the All-Star Game 8-7 in 10 innings in Pittsburgh.
1998 - France defeats Brazil 3-0 to win the World Cup.
2005 - The American League wins the All-Star Game 7-5 in Detroit.
2011 - The National League wins the All-Star Game 5-1 in Phoenix.
2016 - The American League wins the All-Star Game 4-2 in San Diego.
