July 31
Today is the 213th day of 2016, there are 153 days left in the year.
1498 - Christopher Columbus arrived at the island of Trinidad.
1777 - The Marquis de Lafayette, a 19-year-old French nobleman, was made a major-general in the American Continental Army.
1790 - The first U.S. patent was issued to Samuel Hopkins of Vermont for a process of making fertilizer.
1875 - Andrew Johnson, the 17th president of the United States, died in Carter Station, Tennessee at age 66.
1914 - The New York Stock Exchange closed due to the outbreak of World War I. (Trading didn't resume until December.)
1919 - Germany's Weimar Constitution was adopted.
1954 - Mount Godwin-Austen (K2), the world's second-tallest peak, was climbed for the first time, by an Italian team led by Ardito Desio.
1964 - The American space probe Ranger 7 transmitted pictures of the moon's surface.
1972 - Democratic vice-presidential candidate Thomas Eagleton withdrew from the ticket with George McGovern following disclosures that Eagleton had once undergone psychiatric treatment.
1973 - Delta Air Lines Flight 723, a DC-9, crashed while trying to land at Boston's Logan International Airport, killing all 89 people on board.
1977 - The "Son of Sam" killer claimed his last victims when he shot and killed Stacy Moskowitz, age 20, and seriously wounded her date as they sat in a parked car in Brooklyn, New York. (David Berkowitz was arrested less than two weeks later. He is serving six sentences of 25 years to life.)
1995 - Walt Disney Co. agreed to acquire Capital Cities-ABC Inc. in a $19 billion deal.
2007 - The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a 26,000-strong peacekeeping force for Sudan's Darfur region.
2008 - Scientists reported the Phoenix spacecraft had confirmed the presence of frozen water in Martian soil.
2011 - President Barack Obama and congressional leaders announced a historic agreement on emergency legislation to avert the nation's first-ever financial default.
Birthdays
20 - Blake Michael (actor)
27 - Alexis Knapp (actress)
27 - Marshall Williams (actor)
27 - Zelda Williams (actress)
28 - Charlie Carver (actor)
28 - AJ Green (football player)
29 - Paige Hathaway (model)
29 - Brittany Byrnes (actress)
34 - DeMarcus Ware (football player)
37 - BJ Novak (actor)
38 - Zac Brown (country singer)
42 - Emilia Fox (actress)
50 - Dean Cain (actor)
51 - JK Rowling (author)
54 - Wesley Snipes (actor)
58 - Mark Cuban (entrepreneur)
67 - Susan Bennett (voice actress)
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Today in Sports History - July 31
1932 - Enzo Ferrari retired from racing. In 1950 he would launch a series of cars that bears his name.
1934 - The St. Louis Cardinals defeat the Cincinnati Reds 8-6 in 18 innings. Starting pitchers Dizzy Dean and Tony Freitos go the distance.
1954 - Joe Adcock of the Milwaukee Braves sets a record of 18 total bases (four home runs and one double).
1961 - At Fenway Park, the first tie All-Star Game history takes place after the game is stopped in the ninth inning due to rain.
1963 - The Cleveland Indians (Held, Ramos, Francona and Brown) hit back-to-back-to-back-to-back home runs.
1973 - The ABA's Virginia Squires trade Julius Erving to the New York Nets.
1981 - A seven-week strike by major league baseball players ended.
1982 - Philadelphia Phillies' second baseman Manny Trillo ends his errorless streak at 479 chances setting a major league record.
1983 - Brooks Robinson, Juan Marichal, George Kell and Walter Alston are inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1984 - The U.S. men's gymnastics teams wins the gold medal at the Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
1988 - Willie Stargell becomes the 200th man inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1990 - Nolan Ryan became the 20th pitcher in major league history to win 300 games as his Texas Rangers beat the Milwaukee Brewers 11-3.
2001 - Korey Stringer of the Minnesota Vikings collapsed during practice and died the next day from multiple organ failure due to complications from heat stroke.
2005 - Wade Boggs, Ryne Sandberg, Jerry Coleman and Peter Gammon are inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Today is the 213th day of 2016, there are 153 days left in the year.
1498 - Christopher Columbus arrived at the island of Trinidad.
1777 - The Marquis de Lafayette, a 19-year-old French nobleman, was made a major-general in the American Continental Army.
1790 - The first U.S. patent was issued to Samuel Hopkins of Vermont for a process of making fertilizer.
1875 - Andrew Johnson, the 17th president of the United States, died in Carter Station, Tennessee at age 66.
1914 - The New York Stock Exchange closed due to the outbreak of World War I. (Trading didn't resume until December.)
1919 - Germany's Weimar Constitution was adopted.
1954 - Mount Godwin-Austen (K2), the world's second-tallest peak, was climbed for the first time, by an Italian team led by Ardito Desio.
1964 - The American space probe Ranger 7 transmitted pictures of the moon's surface.
1972 - Democratic vice-presidential candidate Thomas Eagleton withdrew from the ticket with George McGovern following disclosures that Eagleton had once undergone psychiatric treatment.
1973 - Delta Air Lines Flight 723, a DC-9, crashed while trying to land at Boston's Logan International Airport, killing all 89 people on board.
1977 - The "Son of Sam" killer claimed his last victims when he shot and killed Stacy Moskowitz, age 20, and seriously wounded her date as they sat in a parked car in Brooklyn, New York. (David Berkowitz was arrested less than two weeks later. He is serving six sentences of 25 years to life.)
1995 - Walt Disney Co. agreed to acquire Capital Cities-ABC Inc. in a $19 billion deal.
2007 - The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a 26,000-strong peacekeeping force for Sudan's Darfur region.
2008 - Scientists reported the Phoenix spacecraft had confirmed the presence of frozen water in Martian soil.
2011 - President Barack Obama and congressional leaders announced a historic agreement on emergency legislation to avert the nation's first-ever financial default.
Birthdays
20 - Blake Michael (actor)
27 - Alexis Knapp (actress)
27 - Marshall Williams (actor)
27 - Zelda Williams (actress)
28 - Charlie Carver (actor)
28 - AJ Green (football player)
29 - Paige Hathaway (model)
29 - Brittany Byrnes (actress)
34 - DeMarcus Ware (football player)
37 - BJ Novak (actor)
38 - Zac Brown (country singer)
42 - Emilia Fox (actress)
50 - Dean Cain (actor)
51 - JK Rowling (author)
54 - Wesley Snipes (actor)
58 - Mark Cuban (entrepreneur)
67 - Susan Bennett (voice actress)
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Today in Sports History - July 31
1932 - Enzo Ferrari retired from racing. In 1950 he would launch a series of cars that bears his name.
1934 - The St. Louis Cardinals defeat the Cincinnati Reds 8-6 in 18 innings. Starting pitchers Dizzy Dean and Tony Freitos go the distance.
1954 - Joe Adcock of the Milwaukee Braves sets a record of 18 total bases (four home runs and one double).
1961 - At Fenway Park, the first tie All-Star Game history takes place after the game is stopped in the ninth inning due to rain.
1963 - The Cleveland Indians (Held, Ramos, Francona and Brown) hit back-to-back-to-back-to-back home runs.
1973 - The ABA's Virginia Squires trade Julius Erving to the New York Nets.
1981 - A seven-week strike by major league baseball players ended.
1982 - Philadelphia Phillies' second baseman Manny Trillo ends his errorless streak at 479 chances setting a major league record.
1983 - Brooks Robinson, Juan Marichal, George Kell and Walter Alston are inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1984 - The U.S. men's gymnastics teams wins the gold medal at the Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
1988 - Willie Stargell becomes the 200th man inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1990 - Nolan Ryan became the 20th pitcher in major league history to win 300 games as his Texas Rangers beat the Milwaukee Brewers 11-3.
2001 - Korey Stringer of the Minnesota Vikings collapsed during practice and died the next day from multiple organ failure due to complications from heat stroke.
2005 - Wade Boggs, Ryne Sandberg, Jerry Coleman and Peter Gammon are inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
