June 9
Today is the 161st day of 2016, there are 205 days left in the year.
68 - Roman Emperor Nero committed suicide, ending a 13-year reign.
1870 - Author Charles Dickens died at age 58.
1891 - Composer Cole Porter was born in Peru, Indiana.
1898 - China agreed to lease Hong Kong to Great Britain for 99 years.
1911 - Carrie Nation, the hatchet-wielding temperance crusader, died at age 64.
1934 - Donald Duck made his on-screen debut in The Wise Little Hen.
1940 - Norway surrendered to the Nazis during World War II.
1943 - The federal government began withholding income tax from paychecks.
1944 - The Republic of Iceland was established.
1946 - Bhumibol Adulyadej became king of Thailand at age 18, beginning a reign that continues to this day.
1953 - 94 people were killed when a tornado struck Worcester, Massachusetts.
1954 - Army counsel Joseph N. Welch confronted Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy during the Senate-Army Hearings over McCarthy's attack on a member of Welch's law firm, Frederick C. Fisher. Said Welch: "Have you no sense of decency, sir? At long last, have you left no sense of decency?"
1969 - The Senate confirmed Warren Burger to be chief justice of the Supreme Court, succeeding Earl Warren.
1978 - After 148 years, the leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints finally allowed black men to become priests.
1980 - Comedian Richard Pryor suffered near-fatal burns at his home when a mixture of free-base cocaine exploded.
1986 - The Rogers Commission released its report on the Challenger disaster, criticizing NASA and rocket-builder Morton Thiokol for management problems leading to the explosion that claimed the lives of seven astronauts.
1993 - Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito married commoner Masako Owada.
1994 - A fire destroyed the Georgia mansion of Atlanta Falcons receiver Andre Rison; his girlfriend, rap singer Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, admitted causing the blaze after a fight, and was later sentenced to probation.
2014 - Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert pleaded not guilty in Chicago to charges that he had violated banking rules and lied to the FBI about promising to pay $3.5 million in hush money to conceal misconduct from his days as a high school teacher. (Hastert later pleaded guilty to violating banking law in a case that revealed accusations of sexual abuse, and was sentenced to 15 months in prison.)
Birthdays
27 - Logan Browning (actress)
28 - Mae Whitman (actress)
31 - Sonam Kapoor (actress)
35 - Natalie Portman (actress)
38 - Matthew Bellamy (singer)
38 - Michaela Conlin (actress)
50 - Tamela Mann (actress)
53 - Johnny Depp (actor)
55 - Michael J. Fox (actor)
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Today in Sports History - June 9
1901 - The New York Giants record a record 31 hits in a 25-13 win over the Cincinnati Reds.
1914 - Honus T. Wagner becomes the first major league baseball player to record 3,000 hits.
1934 - Lawson Little beats Gene Sarazen by three strokes to win the U.S. Open.
1946 - Mel Ott of the New York Giants becomes the first manager to be ejected from both games of a doubleheader.
1948 - Oklahoma A&M (Oklahoma State) defeated Nebraska 8-5 to eliminate the Huskers from the NCAA baseball playoffs.
1963 - The first Sunday night baseball game is held, with the Houston Colt .45s defeating the San Francisco Giants 3-0.
1966 - The Minnesota Twins set a major league record with six home runs in one inning.
1973 - Secretariat won the Triple Crown after a victory at the Belmont Stakes, the first Triple Crown winner in 25 years.
1978 - Larry Holmes defeats Ken Norton for the heavyweight boxing crown.
1979 - The Philadelphia Phillies wear burgundy uniforms for the first and only time.
1980 - The Philadelphia Phillies and San Francisco Giants play a game that ends at 3:10 a.m. local time.
1985 - The Los Angeles Lakers defeat the Boston Celtics in six games for the NBA championship.
1989 - Barry Switzer resigns as head football coach at the University of Oklahoma.
1989 - American Michael Change, at age 17, becomes the youngest tennis player to ever advance to the men's final of the French Open.
1990 - Czechoslovakia defeats the United States 5-1 in a World Cup soccer match.
1990 - Monica Seles defeats Steffi Graf to win the French Open and becomes the youngest champion in Open history.
1993 - The Montreal Canadiens defeat the Los Angeles Kings to win their 24th NHL championship.
1996 - Ryan Hancock became the first California Angel pitcher to get a hit in 24 years. Nolan Ryan was the previous pitcher to get a hit for the Angels in 1972.
2001 - The Colorado Avalanche defeat the New Jersey Devils in seven games to win the Stanley Cup.
2002 - Nebraska defeated Richmond 11-6 to win the Lincoln Super Regional and advance to their second straight College World Series.
2003 - The New Jersey Devils defeat the Anaheim Mighty Ducks in seven games to win the Stanley Cup.
2008 - Ken Griffey Jr. of the Cincinnati Reds became the sixth player in major league history to hit 600 career home runs.
2012 - Maria Sharapova of Russia won the French Open to complete a career Grand Slam.
Today is the 161st day of 2016, there are 205 days left in the year.
68 - Roman Emperor Nero committed suicide, ending a 13-year reign.
1870 - Author Charles Dickens died at age 58.
1891 - Composer Cole Porter was born in Peru, Indiana.
1898 - China agreed to lease Hong Kong to Great Britain for 99 years.
1911 - Carrie Nation, the hatchet-wielding temperance crusader, died at age 64.
1934 - Donald Duck made his on-screen debut in The Wise Little Hen.
1940 - Norway surrendered to the Nazis during World War II.
1943 - The federal government began withholding income tax from paychecks.
1944 - The Republic of Iceland was established.
1946 - Bhumibol Adulyadej became king of Thailand at age 18, beginning a reign that continues to this day.
1953 - 94 people were killed when a tornado struck Worcester, Massachusetts.
1954 - Army counsel Joseph N. Welch confronted Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy during the Senate-Army Hearings over McCarthy's attack on a member of Welch's law firm, Frederick C. Fisher. Said Welch: "Have you no sense of decency, sir? At long last, have you left no sense of decency?"
1969 - The Senate confirmed Warren Burger to be chief justice of the Supreme Court, succeeding Earl Warren.
1978 - After 148 years, the leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints finally allowed black men to become priests.
1980 - Comedian Richard Pryor suffered near-fatal burns at his home when a mixture of free-base cocaine exploded.
1986 - The Rogers Commission released its report on the Challenger disaster, criticizing NASA and rocket-builder Morton Thiokol for management problems leading to the explosion that claimed the lives of seven astronauts.
1993 - Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito married commoner Masako Owada.
1994 - A fire destroyed the Georgia mansion of Atlanta Falcons receiver Andre Rison; his girlfriend, rap singer Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, admitted causing the blaze after a fight, and was later sentenced to probation.
2014 - Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert pleaded not guilty in Chicago to charges that he had violated banking rules and lied to the FBI about promising to pay $3.5 million in hush money to conceal misconduct from his days as a high school teacher. (Hastert later pleaded guilty to violating banking law in a case that revealed accusations of sexual abuse, and was sentenced to 15 months in prison.)
Birthdays
27 - Logan Browning (actress)
28 - Mae Whitman (actress)
31 - Sonam Kapoor (actress)
35 - Natalie Portman (actress)
38 - Matthew Bellamy (singer)
38 - Michaela Conlin (actress)
50 - Tamela Mann (actress)
53 - Johnny Depp (actor)
55 - Michael J. Fox (actor)
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Today in Sports History - June 9
1901 - The New York Giants record a record 31 hits in a 25-13 win over the Cincinnati Reds.
1914 - Honus T. Wagner becomes the first major league baseball player to record 3,000 hits.
1934 - Lawson Little beats Gene Sarazen by three strokes to win the U.S. Open.
1946 - Mel Ott of the New York Giants becomes the first manager to be ejected from both games of a doubleheader.
1948 - Oklahoma A&M (Oklahoma State) defeated Nebraska 8-5 to eliminate the Huskers from the NCAA baseball playoffs.
1963 - The first Sunday night baseball game is held, with the Houston Colt .45s defeating the San Francisco Giants 3-0.
1966 - The Minnesota Twins set a major league record with six home runs in one inning.
1973 - Secretariat won the Triple Crown after a victory at the Belmont Stakes, the first Triple Crown winner in 25 years.
1978 - Larry Holmes defeats Ken Norton for the heavyweight boxing crown.
1979 - The Philadelphia Phillies wear burgundy uniforms for the first and only time.
1980 - The Philadelphia Phillies and San Francisco Giants play a game that ends at 3:10 a.m. local time.
1985 - The Los Angeles Lakers defeat the Boston Celtics in six games for the NBA championship.
1989 - Barry Switzer resigns as head football coach at the University of Oklahoma.
1989 - American Michael Change, at age 17, becomes the youngest tennis player to ever advance to the men's final of the French Open.
1990 - Czechoslovakia defeats the United States 5-1 in a World Cup soccer match.
1990 - Monica Seles defeats Steffi Graf to win the French Open and becomes the youngest champion in Open history.
1993 - The Montreal Canadiens defeat the Los Angeles Kings to win their 24th NHL championship.
1996 - Ryan Hancock became the first California Angel pitcher to get a hit in 24 years. Nolan Ryan was the previous pitcher to get a hit for the Angels in 1972.
2001 - The Colorado Avalanche defeat the New Jersey Devils in seven games to win the Stanley Cup.
2002 - Nebraska defeated Richmond 11-6 to win the Lincoln Super Regional and advance to their second straight College World Series.
2003 - The New Jersey Devils defeat the Anaheim Mighty Ducks in seven games to win the Stanley Cup.
2008 - Ken Griffey Jr. of the Cincinnati Reds became the sixth player in major league history to hit 600 career home runs.
2012 - Maria Sharapova of Russia won the French Open to complete a career Grand Slam.
