July 15
1606 - The painter Rembrandt was born in Leiden, Netherlands.
1869 - Margarine was patented by Hippolyte Mege Mouries in France.
1870 - Georgia became the last of the Confederate states to be readmitted to the Union.
1918 - The Second Battle of the Marne began during World War I.
1940 - The world's tallest man, Robert Wadlow, died. He was 8 feet, 11.1 inches tall.
1948 - John J. Pershing, whose leadership in World War I earned him the title General of the Armies of the United States (six-star general), died in Washington, D.C.
1964 - Sen. Barry Goldwater of Arizona was nominated for president at the Republican National Convention in San Francisco.
1971 - President Richard Nixon announced he would visit the People's Republic of China.
1975 - The Russian Soyuz and the U.S. Apollo launched. The Apollo-Soyuz mission was the first international manned spaceflight.
1979 - President Jimmy Carter delivered a speech in which he lamented what he called a "crisis of confidence" in America. Though he didn't use the word, it became known as the "malaise" speech.
1992 - Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton claimed the Democratic presidential nomination at the party's convention in New York City.
1996 - MSNBC, a 24-hour all-news network, made its debut on cable TV and the Internet.
1997 - Fashion designer Gianni Versace was shot to death outside his home in Miami; suspected gunman Andrew Philip Cunanan was found dead eight days later.
2002 - John Walker Lindh, an American who had fought alongside the Taliban in Afghanistan, pleaded guilty to two felonies in a deal sparing him life in prison.
2002 - A Pakistani judge convicted four Islamic militants in the kidnap-slaying of Wall Street Journal correspondent Daniel Pearl.
2007 - The Roman Catholic archdiocese of Los Angeles announced it was settling clergy sex abuse cases for $660 million.
2010 - BP stopped the flow of oil into the Gulf of Mexico after 85 days using a 75-ton cap lowered onto the well earlier in the week.
2011 - Rupert Murdoch accepted the resignation of The Wall Street Journal's publisher, Les Hinton, and the chief of his British operations, Rebekah Brooks, as the once-defiant media mogul struggled to control an escalating phone hacking scandal.
Birthdays
34 - Taylor Kinney (actor)
36 - Travis Fimmel (actor)
38 - Lana Parrilla (actress)
39 - Gabriel Iglesias (comedian)
39 - Diane Kruger (actress)
42 - Brian Austin Green (actor)
43 - Scott Foley (actor)
43 - Beth Stern (model)
47 - Eddie Griffin (comedian)
48 - Adam Savage (TV host)
52 - Brigitte Nielsen (actress)
54 - Forest Whitaker (actor)
63 - Terry O'Quinn (actor)
64 - Jesse Ventura (professional wrestler)
65 - Arianna Huffington (entrepreneur)
69 - Linda Ronstadt (rock singer)
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Today in Sports History - July 15
1876 - George Washington Bradley of St. Louis pitched the first no-hitter in baseball in a 2-0 win over Hartford.
1922 - Gene Sarazen won the U.S. Open.
1923 - Amateur Bobby Jones won the U.S. Open.
1945 - Byron Nelson won the PGA Championship.
1967 - Argentina's Robert DeVicenzo defeated Jack Nicklaus by two strokes to win the British Open.
1972 - Lee Trevino defeated Jack Nicklaus by one stroke to win the British Open for the second straight year.
1973 - Nolan Ryan of the California Angels threw his second no-hitter of the season in a 2-0 win over the Detroit Tigers, which included 17 strikeouts. He became the first pitcher in over 20 years to throw two no-hitters in the same season.
1975 - The National League won the All-Star Game 6-3 at County Stadium in Milwaukee. Bill Madlock of the Chicago Cubs and Jon Matlack of the New York Mets were named co-MVP's.
1980 - Johnny Bench of the Cincinnati Reds broke Yogi Berra's record for most home runs by a catcher with 314.
1986 - The American League won the All-Star Game 3-2 at the Astrodome in Houston. Roger Clemens of the Boston Red Sox was named MVP.
1990 - Bobby Thigpen of the Chicago White Sox became the quickest reliever in major league history to record 30 saves in a season.
1996 - Cal Ripken Jr.'s consecutive games played streak at shortstop ended at 2,216 games. It was the first time Ripken had not played shortstop since July 1, 1982. Ripken was moved to third base as part of a shakeup by manager Davey Johnson, who moved Manny Alexander into the lineup at shortstop.
2002 - Tennessee Titans offensive lineman Bruce Matthews announced his retirement from football after 19 seasons.
2003 - The American League won the All-Star Game 7-6 at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago. Garret Anderson of the Anaheim Angels was named MVP.
2005 - Jack Nicklaus ended his competitive career in golf at the British Open, making a birdie on the 18th hole at the historic St. Andrews course.
2005 - Rafael Palmeiro of the Baltimore Orioles became the 26th player in major league history to record 3,000 hits.
2007 - The Philadelphia Phillies lost for the 10,000th time in franchise history, after a 10-2 defeat to the St. Louis Cardinals.
2008 - The American League won the All-Star Game 4-3 in 15 innings at Yankee Stadium in New York. J.D. Drew of the Boston Red Sox was named MVP.
2014 - The American League won the All-Star game 5-3 at Target Field in Minnesota. Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels was named MVP.
1606 - The painter Rembrandt was born in Leiden, Netherlands.
1869 - Margarine was patented by Hippolyte Mege Mouries in France.
1870 - Georgia became the last of the Confederate states to be readmitted to the Union.
1918 - The Second Battle of the Marne began during World War I.
1940 - The world's tallest man, Robert Wadlow, died. He was 8 feet, 11.1 inches tall.
1948 - John J. Pershing, whose leadership in World War I earned him the title General of the Armies of the United States (six-star general), died in Washington, D.C.
1964 - Sen. Barry Goldwater of Arizona was nominated for president at the Republican National Convention in San Francisco.
1971 - President Richard Nixon announced he would visit the People's Republic of China.
1975 - The Russian Soyuz and the U.S. Apollo launched. The Apollo-Soyuz mission was the first international manned spaceflight.
1979 - President Jimmy Carter delivered a speech in which he lamented what he called a "crisis of confidence" in America. Though he didn't use the word, it became known as the "malaise" speech.
1992 - Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton claimed the Democratic presidential nomination at the party's convention in New York City.
1996 - MSNBC, a 24-hour all-news network, made its debut on cable TV and the Internet.
1997 - Fashion designer Gianni Versace was shot to death outside his home in Miami; suspected gunman Andrew Philip Cunanan was found dead eight days later.
2002 - John Walker Lindh, an American who had fought alongside the Taliban in Afghanistan, pleaded guilty to two felonies in a deal sparing him life in prison.
2002 - A Pakistani judge convicted four Islamic militants in the kidnap-slaying of Wall Street Journal correspondent Daniel Pearl.
2007 - The Roman Catholic archdiocese of Los Angeles announced it was settling clergy sex abuse cases for $660 million.
2010 - BP stopped the flow of oil into the Gulf of Mexico after 85 days using a 75-ton cap lowered onto the well earlier in the week.
2011 - Rupert Murdoch accepted the resignation of The Wall Street Journal's publisher, Les Hinton, and the chief of his British operations, Rebekah Brooks, as the once-defiant media mogul struggled to control an escalating phone hacking scandal.
Birthdays
34 - Taylor Kinney (actor)
36 - Travis Fimmel (actor)
38 - Lana Parrilla (actress)
39 - Gabriel Iglesias (comedian)
39 - Diane Kruger (actress)
42 - Brian Austin Green (actor)
43 - Scott Foley (actor)
43 - Beth Stern (model)
47 - Eddie Griffin (comedian)
48 - Adam Savage (TV host)
52 - Brigitte Nielsen (actress)
54 - Forest Whitaker (actor)
63 - Terry O'Quinn (actor)
64 - Jesse Ventura (professional wrestler)
65 - Arianna Huffington (entrepreneur)
69 - Linda Ronstadt (rock singer)
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Today in Sports History - July 15
1876 - George Washington Bradley of St. Louis pitched the first no-hitter in baseball in a 2-0 win over Hartford.
1922 - Gene Sarazen won the U.S. Open.
1923 - Amateur Bobby Jones won the U.S. Open.
1945 - Byron Nelson won the PGA Championship.
1967 - Argentina's Robert DeVicenzo defeated Jack Nicklaus by two strokes to win the British Open.
1972 - Lee Trevino defeated Jack Nicklaus by one stroke to win the British Open for the second straight year.
1973 - Nolan Ryan of the California Angels threw his second no-hitter of the season in a 2-0 win over the Detroit Tigers, which included 17 strikeouts. He became the first pitcher in over 20 years to throw two no-hitters in the same season.
1975 - The National League won the All-Star Game 6-3 at County Stadium in Milwaukee. Bill Madlock of the Chicago Cubs and Jon Matlack of the New York Mets were named co-MVP's.
1980 - Johnny Bench of the Cincinnati Reds broke Yogi Berra's record for most home runs by a catcher with 314.
1986 - The American League won the All-Star Game 3-2 at the Astrodome in Houston. Roger Clemens of the Boston Red Sox was named MVP.
1990 - Bobby Thigpen of the Chicago White Sox became the quickest reliever in major league history to record 30 saves in a season.
1996 - Cal Ripken Jr.'s consecutive games played streak at shortstop ended at 2,216 games. It was the first time Ripken had not played shortstop since July 1, 1982. Ripken was moved to third base as part of a shakeup by manager Davey Johnson, who moved Manny Alexander into the lineup at shortstop.
2002 - Tennessee Titans offensive lineman Bruce Matthews announced his retirement from football after 19 seasons.
2003 - The American League won the All-Star Game 7-6 at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago. Garret Anderson of the Anaheim Angels was named MVP.
2005 - Jack Nicklaus ended his competitive career in golf at the British Open, making a birdie on the 18th hole at the historic St. Andrews course.
2005 - Rafael Palmeiro of the Baltimore Orioles became the 26th player in major league history to record 3,000 hits.
2007 - The Philadelphia Phillies lost for the 10,000th time in franchise history, after a 10-2 defeat to the St. Louis Cardinals.
2008 - The American League won the All-Star Game 4-3 in 15 innings at Yankee Stadium in New York. J.D. Drew of the Boston Red Sox was named MVP.
2014 - The American League won the All-Star game 5-3 at Target Field in Minnesota. Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels was named MVP.
