July 9
Today is the 190th day of 2017, there are 175 days left in the year.
1540 - England's King Henry VIII had his six-month-old marriage to his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves, annulled.
1776 - The Declaration of Independence was read aloud to Gen. George Washington's troops in New York.
1816 - Argentina formally declared independence from Spain.
1850 - Zachary Taylor, the 12th president of the United States, died after only 16 months in office at age 65 due to a food-born illness. He was succeeded by Millard Fillmore.
1872 - The doughnut cutter was patented by John F. Blondel of Thomaston, Maine.
1896 - William Jennings Bryan delivered his "cross of gold" speech at the Democratic National Convention, denouncing supporters of the gold standard.
1900 - The British Parliament proclaimed that as of January 1, 1901, the six Australian colonies would be united as the Commonwealth of Australia.
1918 - The Distinguished Service Cross was created by an act of Congress.
1918 - 101 people were killed in a train collision in Nashville, Tennessee.
1937 - A fire at 20th Century Fox's film storage facility in Little Ferry, New Jersey, destroyed most of the studios silent films.
1951 - President Harry S. Truman asked Congress to formally end the state of war between the United States and Germany. (An official end to the state of war was declared in October 1951.)
1962 - Artist Andy Warhol's exhibit of 32 paintings of Campbell's soup cans opened at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles.
1974 - Former U.S. chief justice Earl Warren died in Washington, D.C at age 83.
1982 - Pan Am Flight 759, a Boeing 727, crashed in Kenner, Louisiana, shortly after takeoff from New Orleans International Airport, killing all 145 people on board and eight people on the ground.
1992 - Democratic presidential candidate Bill Clinton tapped Sen. Al Gore of Tennessee to be his running mate.
1995 - The rock band the Grateful Dead played their final concert, at Soldier Field in Chicago, after a 30-year run, much of it spent on the road. (Lead guitarist Jerry Garcia died the following month.)
2004 - A Senate Intelligence Committee report concluded that the CIA had provided unfounded assessments of the threat posed by Iraq that the Bush administration relied on to justify going to war.
2007 - President George W. Bush directed former aides to defy congressional subpoenas, claiming executive privilege in resisting Congress' investigation into the firings of U.S. attorneys.
2011 - After more than 50 years of struggle, South Sudan declares independence and becomes Africa's 54th nation.
2012 - The remains of 6 U.S. airmen lost over Laos in 1965 were laid to rest in a single casket at Arlington National Cemetery.
Birthdays
21 - Nicki Gruttadauria (model)
22 - Georgie Henley (actress)
25 - Douglas Booth (actor)
25 - Mandy Lee (singer)
31 - Kiely Williams (singer)
34 - Christina El Moussa (TV host)
37 - Megan Parlen (actress)
39 - Linda Park (actress)
41 - Fred Savage (actor)
46 - Scott Grimes (actor)
51 - Pamela Adlon (actress)
53 - Courtney Love (musician/actress)
58 - Kevin Nash (professional wrestler)
60 - Kelly McGillis (actress)
61 - Tom Hanks (actor)
62 - Jimmy Smits (actor)
65 - John Tesh (musician/TV host)
70 - O.J. Simpson (football player)
72 - Dean Koontz (author)
79 - Brian Dennehy (actor)
90 - Ed Ames (actor)
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Today in Sports History - July 9
1877 - The All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club begins its first lawn tennis tournament at Wimbledon, outside of London. The tournament originates many rules of tennis, including court size, scoring of a game, wins in six game wins a set, and allowing a server fault.
1932 - The Boston Braves football team is formed.
1933 - The Frankford Yellowjackets become the Philadelphia Eagles.
1940 - The National League wins the All-Star Game 4-0 in St. Louis.
1948 - Satchel Paige, 42, debuts in majors pitching two scoreless innings for Cleveland Indians.
1957 - The American League wins the All-Star Game 6-5 in St. Louis.
1968 - The National League wins the All-Star Game 1-0 in Houston.
1971 - In the longest shutout in American League history, the Oakland Athletics' beat the California Angels, 1-0 in a 20-inning game.
1985 - Herschel Walker of the New Jersey Generals was named the Most Valuable Player in the United States Football League (USFL).
1997 - Boxer Mike Tyson was temporarily banned from boxing and fined $3 million for biting Evander Holyfield's ear.
2000 - Pete Sampras of the United States set a record when he won the men's singles tennis championship at Wimbledon. It was his 13th Grand Slam title.
2002 - Baseball's All-Star Game ended in a 7-7 tie after 11 teams when both teams had run out of pitchers.
2006 - Italy defeats France 5-3 via penalty kicks to win the World Cup.
2012 - Prince Fielder of the Detroit Tigers became only the second player, after Ken Griffey Jr., to win multiple titles in the All-Star Game Home Run Derby.
2016 - Serena Williams won her record-tying 22nd Grand Slam title by winning the Wimbledon singles crown and pulling even with Steffi Graf for the most major championships in the Open era, which began in 1968.
Today is the 190th day of 2017, there are 175 days left in the year.
1540 - England's King Henry VIII had his six-month-old marriage to his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves, annulled.
1776 - The Declaration of Independence was read aloud to Gen. George Washington's troops in New York.
1816 - Argentina formally declared independence from Spain.
1850 - Zachary Taylor, the 12th president of the United States, died after only 16 months in office at age 65 due to a food-born illness. He was succeeded by Millard Fillmore.
1872 - The doughnut cutter was patented by John F. Blondel of Thomaston, Maine.
1896 - William Jennings Bryan delivered his "cross of gold" speech at the Democratic National Convention, denouncing supporters of the gold standard.
1900 - The British Parliament proclaimed that as of January 1, 1901, the six Australian colonies would be united as the Commonwealth of Australia.
1918 - The Distinguished Service Cross was created by an act of Congress.
1918 - 101 people were killed in a train collision in Nashville, Tennessee.
1937 - A fire at 20th Century Fox's film storage facility in Little Ferry, New Jersey, destroyed most of the studios silent films.
1951 - President Harry S. Truman asked Congress to formally end the state of war between the United States and Germany. (An official end to the state of war was declared in October 1951.)
1962 - Artist Andy Warhol's exhibit of 32 paintings of Campbell's soup cans opened at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles.
1974 - Former U.S. chief justice Earl Warren died in Washington, D.C at age 83.
1982 - Pan Am Flight 759, a Boeing 727, crashed in Kenner, Louisiana, shortly after takeoff from New Orleans International Airport, killing all 145 people on board and eight people on the ground.
1992 - Democratic presidential candidate Bill Clinton tapped Sen. Al Gore of Tennessee to be his running mate.
1995 - The rock band the Grateful Dead played their final concert, at Soldier Field in Chicago, after a 30-year run, much of it spent on the road. (Lead guitarist Jerry Garcia died the following month.)
2004 - A Senate Intelligence Committee report concluded that the CIA had provided unfounded assessments of the threat posed by Iraq that the Bush administration relied on to justify going to war.
2007 - President George W. Bush directed former aides to defy congressional subpoenas, claiming executive privilege in resisting Congress' investigation into the firings of U.S. attorneys.
2011 - After more than 50 years of struggle, South Sudan declares independence and becomes Africa's 54th nation.
2012 - The remains of 6 U.S. airmen lost over Laos in 1965 were laid to rest in a single casket at Arlington National Cemetery.
Birthdays
21 - Nicki Gruttadauria (model)
22 - Georgie Henley (actress)
25 - Douglas Booth (actor)
25 - Mandy Lee (singer)
31 - Kiely Williams (singer)
34 - Christina El Moussa (TV host)
37 - Megan Parlen (actress)
39 - Linda Park (actress)
41 - Fred Savage (actor)
46 - Scott Grimes (actor)
51 - Pamela Adlon (actress)
53 - Courtney Love (musician/actress)
58 - Kevin Nash (professional wrestler)
60 - Kelly McGillis (actress)
61 - Tom Hanks (actor)
62 - Jimmy Smits (actor)
65 - John Tesh (musician/TV host)
70 - O.J. Simpson (football player)
72 - Dean Koontz (author)
79 - Brian Dennehy (actor)
90 - Ed Ames (actor)
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Today in Sports History - July 9
1877 - The All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club begins its first lawn tennis tournament at Wimbledon, outside of London. The tournament originates many rules of tennis, including court size, scoring of a game, wins in six game wins a set, and allowing a server fault.
1932 - The Boston Braves football team is formed.
1933 - The Frankford Yellowjackets become the Philadelphia Eagles.
1940 - The National League wins the All-Star Game 4-0 in St. Louis.
1948 - Satchel Paige, 42, debuts in majors pitching two scoreless innings for Cleveland Indians.
1957 - The American League wins the All-Star Game 6-5 in St. Louis.
1968 - The National League wins the All-Star Game 1-0 in Houston.
1971 - In the longest shutout in American League history, the Oakland Athletics' beat the California Angels, 1-0 in a 20-inning game.
1985 - Herschel Walker of the New Jersey Generals was named the Most Valuable Player in the United States Football League (USFL).
1997 - Boxer Mike Tyson was temporarily banned from boxing and fined $3 million for biting Evander Holyfield's ear.
2000 - Pete Sampras of the United States set a record when he won the men's singles tennis championship at Wimbledon. It was his 13th Grand Slam title.
2002 - Baseball's All-Star Game ended in a 7-7 tie after 11 teams when both teams had run out of pitchers.
2006 - Italy defeats France 5-3 via penalty kicks to win the World Cup.
2012 - Prince Fielder of the Detroit Tigers became only the second player, after Ken Griffey Jr., to win multiple titles in the All-Star Game Home Run Derby.
2016 - Serena Williams won her record-tying 22nd Grand Slam title by winning the Wimbledon singles crown and pulling even with Steffi Graf for the most major championships in the Open era, which began in 1968.
