May 21
1542 - Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto died while searching for gold along the banks of the Mississippi River.
1832 - The first Democratic National Convention got underway, in Baltimore.
1840 - New Zealand was declared a British colony.
1881 - Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross.
1924 - Nathan Leopold Jr. and Richard Loeb, two students at the University of Chicago, killed a 14-year-old boy in a "thrill killing".
1927 - Charles A. Lindbergh landed his Spirit of St. Louis near Paris, completing the first solo airplane flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
1956 - The United States detonated the first airborne hydrogen bomb, over Bikini Atoll in the Pacific.
1979 - Former San Francisco City Supervisor Dan White was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the shooting deaths of Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk.
1980 - "The Empire Strikes Back", the second movie in the "Star Wars" series, was released.
1989 - In Hong Kong, approximately one million people took to the streets to show their support for students protesting for democratic reforms in China's Tiananmen Square.
1998 - A 15-year-old student opened fire inside Thurston High School in Springfield, Oregon, killing two students and wounding 23, one day after killing his parents.
1999 - Susan Lucci, star of the ABC soap opera "All My Children", won her first Daytime Emmy Award for best actress in the 19th straight year she was nominated.
2008 - David Cook won the seventh season of "American Idol".
Birthdays
34 - Josh Hamilton (baseball player)
38 - Ricky Williams (football player)
55 - Mohanlal Nair (actor)
58 - Judge Reinhold (actor)
63 - Mr. T (actor)
64 - Al Franken (actor/comedian/politician)
74 - Ronald Isley (R&B singer)
74 - Bobby Cox (baseball manager)
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Today in Sports History - May 21
1881 - The United States Lawn Tennis Association was formed in New York City.
1904 - Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) was founded.
1943 - The Chicago White Sox defeated the Washington Senators 1-0 in just 89 minutes, the fastest nine inning game in American League history.
1948 - Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees hit for the cycle.
1952 - The Brooklyn Dodgers scored a major league record 15 runs in the first inning en route to a 19-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds.
1979 - The Montreal Canadiens defeated the New York Rangers for the Stanley Cup.
1996 - Ken Griffey Jr. became the eighth youngest player to hit 200 home runs.
1997 - Roger Clemens of the Boston Red Sox picked up his 200th win.
2000 - Nebraska defeated Baylor 11-3 to win the Big 12 Baseball Tournament
2011 - Bernard Hopkins, at age 46, supplanted George Foreman as boxing's oldest title holder when he won the WBC light heavyweight championship with a unanimous decision over Jean Pascal.
2012 - Former West Virginia football coach Bill Stewart passed away from a heart attack at the age of 59.
2013 - The USGA and the Royal & Ancient Golf Club announced a rule change prohibiting anchored strokes. In essence, players will not be allowed to place the shaft of long putters against their bodies while making a stroke. The rule goes into effect in January of 2016.
2013 - Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels hit for the cycle.
2014 - Bill Elliott was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
1542 - Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto died while searching for gold along the banks of the Mississippi River.
1832 - The first Democratic National Convention got underway, in Baltimore.
1840 - New Zealand was declared a British colony.
1881 - Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross.
1924 - Nathan Leopold Jr. and Richard Loeb, two students at the University of Chicago, killed a 14-year-old boy in a "thrill killing".
1927 - Charles A. Lindbergh landed his Spirit of St. Louis near Paris, completing the first solo airplane flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
1956 - The United States detonated the first airborne hydrogen bomb, over Bikini Atoll in the Pacific.
1979 - Former San Francisco City Supervisor Dan White was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the shooting deaths of Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk.
1980 - "The Empire Strikes Back", the second movie in the "Star Wars" series, was released.
1989 - In Hong Kong, approximately one million people took to the streets to show their support for students protesting for democratic reforms in China's Tiananmen Square.
1998 - A 15-year-old student opened fire inside Thurston High School in Springfield, Oregon, killing two students and wounding 23, one day after killing his parents.
1999 - Susan Lucci, star of the ABC soap opera "All My Children", won her first Daytime Emmy Award for best actress in the 19th straight year she was nominated.
2008 - David Cook won the seventh season of "American Idol".
Birthdays
34 - Josh Hamilton (baseball player)
38 - Ricky Williams (football player)
55 - Mohanlal Nair (actor)
58 - Judge Reinhold (actor)
63 - Mr. T (actor)
64 - Al Franken (actor/comedian/politician)
74 - Ronald Isley (R&B singer)
74 - Bobby Cox (baseball manager)
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Today in Sports History - May 21
1881 - The United States Lawn Tennis Association was formed in New York City.
1904 - Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) was founded.
1943 - The Chicago White Sox defeated the Washington Senators 1-0 in just 89 minutes, the fastest nine inning game in American League history.
1948 - Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees hit for the cycle.
1952 - The Brooklyn Dodgers scored a major league record 15 runs in the first inning en route to a 19-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds.
1979 - The Montreal Canadiens defeated the New York Rangers for the Stanley Cup.
1996 - Ken Griffey Jr. became the eighth youngest player to hit 200 home runs.
1997 - Roger Clemens of the Boston Red Sox picked up his 200th win.
2000 - Nebraska defeated Baylor 11-3 to win the Big 12 Baseball Tournament
2011 - Bernard Hopkins, at age 46, supplanted George Foreman as boxing's oldest title holder when he won the WBC light heavyweight championship with a unanimous decision over Jean Pascal.
2012 - Former West Virginia football coach Bill Stewart passed away from a heart attack at the age of 59.
2013 - The USGA and the Royal & Ancient Golf Club announced a rule change prohibiting anchored strokes. In essence, players will not be allowed to place the shaft of long putters against their bodies while making a stroke. The rule goes into effect in January of 2016.
2013 - Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels hit for the cycle.
2014 - Bill Elliott was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
