July 19
Today is the 200th day of 2017, there are 165 days left in the year.
1553 - King Henry VIII's daughter Mary was proclaimed Queen of England after pretender Lady Jane Grey was deposed.
1848 - The first women's rights convention, called by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia C. Mott, was held in Seneca Falls, New York.
1870 - The Franco-Prussian War, which led to a unification of the German states, began.
1922 - George McGovern, a U.S. senator and the Democratic presidential candidate in 1972, was born in Avon, S.D.
1941 - Winston Churchill was the first to use the two-finger "V is for Victory" sign.
1944 - The Democratic national convention convened in Chicago with the nomination of President Franklin D. Roosevelt considered a certainty.
1961 - TWA became the first airline to begin showing in-flight movies on a regular basis as it presented "By Love Possessed" to first-class passengers on a flight from New York to Los Angeles.
1966 - Fifty-year-old singer Frank Sinatra married 21-year-old actress Mia Farrow.
1969 - Apollo 11, with Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin and Michael Collins on board, went into orbit around the moon.
1979 - Sandinista rebels took control of Managua following the flight of President Anastasio Somoza Debayle, completing the defeat of the National Guard and ending the civil war in Nicaragua.
1984 - Geraldine Ferraro became the first woman nominated for the vice presidency by a major political party.
1986 - Caroline Kennedy, daughter of President John F. Kennedy, married Edwin A. Schlossberg.
1989 - A United Air Lines DC-10 crashed while making an emergency landing at Sioux City, Iowa, killing 112 people on board; 184 survived. The crash was due to a failure in the tail engine and the loss of all hydraulic systems.
1990 - President George H.W. Bush joined former presidents Ronald Reagan, Gerald R. Ford and Richard M. Nixon at ceremonies dedicating the Nixon Library and Birthplace in Yorba Linda, California.
1993 - President Bill Clinton announced the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy regarding gays in the military.
2005 - President George W. Bush announced his choice of federal appeals court judge John Roberts to replace Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.
2007 - A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by former CIA operative Valerie Plame, who was demanding money from Bush administration officials she blamed for leaking her agency identity.
2011 - Summoned by British lawmakers to answer for a phone hacking and bribery scandal at one of his tabloids, media mogul Rupert Murdoch said he was humbled and ashamed, but accepted no responsibility for wrongdoing.
2012 - A controversy pitting gay rights against religious freedom began as a cake shop owner in Lakewood, Colorado, refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple; the case has since reached the U.S. Supreme Court, which has agreed to hear arguments.
Birthdays
22 - Romee Strijd (model)
27 - Rosie Jones (model)
30 - Jon Jones (MMA fighter)
31 - Jinder Mahal (professional wrestler)
32 - LaMarcus Aldridge (basketball player)
34 - Trai Byers (actor)
34 - Helen Skelton (TV host)
35 - Jared Padalecki (actor)
36 - Tim Foust (country singer)
39 - Ginifer King (actress)
41 - Vinessa Shaw (actress)
41 - Benedict Cumberbatch (actor)
48 - Chris Kratt (TV host/producer)
70 - Brian May (musician)
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Today in Sports History - July 19
1877 - The final match of the first tennis tournament at Wimbledon is held. W. Spencer Gore defeats William Marshall 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 in 48 minutes.
1903 - The first Tour de France was won by Maurice Garin.
1909 - The first unassisted triple play in major league baseball was made by Cleveland Indians shortstop Neal Ball in a game against Boston.
1909 - Cy Young earned his 500th career victory.
1952 - The Summer Olympics opened in Helsinki, Finland.
1957 - Don Bowden becomes first American to break 4 minute mile (3:58.7).
1960 - Juan Marichal of the San Francisco Giants became the first pitcher to get a one-hitter in his major league debut.
1963 - Philadelphia Phillies' Roy Siever hits home run number 300.
1966 - At the Astrodome, the first major league game to be played totally on artficial turf took place. Prior to this game, the outfield had consisted of painted dirt and the infield was covered with artificial turf.
1973 - Willie Mays named to National League all star team for 24th time (ties Stan Musial).
1977 - National League beats American League 7-5 in 48th All Star Game (Yankee Stadium, New York).
1980 - The Summer Olympics began in Moscow with dozens of nations, including the United States, boycotting because of Soviet military intervention in Afghanistan.
1990 - Cincinnati Reds' player Pete Rose is sentence to five months for tax evasion.
1996 - The Summer Olympic Games open in Atlanta, Georgia.
Today is the 200th day of 2017, there are 165 days left in the year.
1553 - King Henry VIII's daughter Mary was proclaimed Queen of England after pretender Lady Jane Grey was deposed.
1848 - The first women's rights convention, called by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia C. Mott, was held in Seneca Falls, New York.
1870 - The Franco-Prussian War, which led to a unification of the German states, began.
1922 - George McGovern, a U.S. senator and the Democratic presidential candidate in 1972, was born in Avon, S.D.
1941 - Winston Churchill was the first to use the two-finger "V is for Victory" sign.
1944 - The Democratic national convention convened in Chicago with the nomination of President Franklin D. Roosevelt considered a certainty.
1961 - TWA became the first airline to begin showing in-flight movies on a regular basis as it presented "By Love Possessed" to first-class passengers on a flight from New York to Los Angeles.
1966 - Fifty-year-old singer Frank Sinatra married 21-year-old actress Mia Farrow.
1969 - Apollo 11, with Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin and Michael Collins on board, went into orbit around the moon.
1979 - Sandinista rebels took control of Managua following the flight of President Anastasio Somoza Debayle, completing the defeat of the National Guard and ending the civil war in Nicaragua.
1984 - Geraldine Ferraro became the first woman nominated for the vice presidency by a major political party.
1986 - Caroline Kennedy, daughter of President John F. Kennedy, married Edwin A. Schlossberg.
1989 - A United Air Lines DC-10 crashed while making an emergency landing at Sioux City, Iowa, killing 112 people on board; 184 survived. The crash was due to a failure in the tail engine and the loss of all hydraulic systems.
1990 - President George H.W. Bush joined former presidents Ronald Reagan, Gerald R. Ford and Richard M. Nixon at ceremonies dedicating the Nixon Library and Birthplace in Yorba Linda, California.
1993 - President Bill Clinton announced the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy regarding gays in the military.
2005 - President George W. Bush announced his choice of federal appeals court judge John Roberts to replace Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.
2007 - A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by former CIA operative Valerie Plame, who was demanding money from Bush administration officials she blamed for leaking her agency identity.
2011 - Summoned by British lawmakers to answer for a phone hacking and bribery scandal at one of his tabloids, media mogul Rupert Murdoch said he was humbled and ashamed, but accepted no responsibility for wrongdoing.
2012 - A controversy pitting gay rights against religious freedom began as a cake shop owner in Lakewood, Colorado, refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple; the case has since reached the U.S. Supreme Court, which has agreed to hear arguments.
Birthdays
22 - Romee Strijd (model)
27 - Rosie Jones (model)
30 - Jon Jones (MMA fighter)
31 - Jinder Mahal (professional wrestler)
32 - LaMarcus Aldridge (basketball player)
34 - Trai Byers (actor)
34 - Helen Skelton (TV host)
35 - Jared Padalecki (actor)
36 - Tim Foust (country singer)
39 - Ginifer King (actress)
41 - Vinessa Shaw (actress)
41 - Benedict Cumberbatch (actor)
48 - Chris Kratt (TV host/producer)
70 - Brian May (musician)
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Today in Sports History - July 19
1877 - The final match of the first tennis tournament at Wimbledon is held. W. Spencer Gore defeats William Marshall 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 in 48 minutes.
1903 - The first Tour de France was won by Maurice Garin.
1909 - The first unassisted triple play in major league baseball was made by Cleveland Indians shortstop Neal Ball in a game against Boston.
1909 - Cy Young earned his 500th career victory.
1952 - The Summer Olympics opened in Helsinki, Finland.
1957 - Don Bowden becomes first American to break 4 minute mile (3:58.7).
1960 - Juan Marichal of the San Francisco Giants became the first pitcher to get a one-hitter in his major league debut.
1963 - Philadelphia Phillies' Roy Siever hits home run number 300.
1966 - At the Astrodome, the first major league game to be played totally on artficial turf took place. Prior to this game, the outfield had consisted of painted dirt and the infield was covered with artificial turf.
1973 - Willie Mays named to National League all star team for 24th time (ties Stan Musial).
1977 - National League beats American League 7-5 in 48th All Star Game (Yankee Stadium, New York).
1980 - The Summer Olympics began in Moscow with dozens of nations, including the United States, boycotting because of Soviet military intervention in Afghanistan.
1990 - Cincinnati Reds' player Pete Rose is sentence to five months for tax evasion.
1996 - The Summer Olympic Games open in Atlanta, Georgia.
