September 13
1788 - The Congress of the Confederation authorized the first national election and declared New York City the temporary national capital.
1943 - Chiang Kai-Shek became president of China.
1948 - Republican Margaret Chase Smith of Maine was elected to the U.S. Senate, becoming the first woman to serve in both houses of Congress.
1971 - The four-day revolt at the maximum security prison in Attica, New York, ended when state police and National Guardsmen stormed the facility. Forty-two people died.
1993 - Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO Chairman Yasir Arafat shook hands after signing an historic peace agreement.
1997 - A funeral was held in Kolkata, India, for Nobel peace laureate Mother Teresa.
2008 - Crews rescued people from their homes in an all-out search for thousands of Texans who had stayed behind overnight to face Hurricane Ike.
2021 - School resumed for New York City public school students in the nation’s largest experiment of in-person learning during the coronavirus pandemic.
Birthdays
20 - Ava Giacchi (actress)
24 - Meghan Roche (model)
28 - Lili Reinhart (actress)
29 - Mitch Holleman (actor)
31 - Niall Horan (singer)
40 - Baron Corbin (professional wrestler)
44 - Ben Savage (actor)
47 - Fiona Apple (singer)
54 - Louise Lombard (actress)
55 - Dominic Fumusa (actor)
56 - Roger Howarth (actor)
59 - Jeff Ross (comedian)
65 - Chris Hansen (journalist)
73 - Jean Smart (actress)
74 - Christine Estabrook (actress)
80 - Peter Cetera (singer)
80 - Jacqueline Bisset (actress)
91 - Eileen Fulton (actress)
93 - Barbara Bain (actress)
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Today in Sports History - September 13
1849 - In Hastings, NY, The first recorded death in a boxing match occurred after Chris Lilly knocked out Tom McCoy. McCoy died a short time later.
1923 - George Burns (Boston Red Sox) performed the third unassisted triple play in baseball history.
1932 - Joe McCarthy became the first manager to win pennants in both baseball leagues when his New York Yankees clinched the American League pennant.
1936 - Future Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Feller of the Cleveland Indians, at age 17, strikes out a then-record 17 batters in a 5-2 win over the Philadelphia Athletics.
1938 - Alexander Cartwright is inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1949 - The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) was formed.
1965 - Willie Mays became the fifth player in major league history to hit 500 career home runs.
1970 - The first New York City Marathon was run. The race was run entirely inside Central Park.
1971 - The World Hockey Association was formed.
1971 - Frank Robinson hit his 500th career home run.
1986 - Bert Blyleven (Minnesota Twins) surrendered five homes runs. The game raised Blyleven's total to 44 for the year setting an American League record.
1989 - Fay Vincent was named commissioner of Major League Baseball, succeeding the late A. Bartlett Giamatti.
1996 - Charlie O'Brien (Toronto Blue Jays) became the first catcher in major league baseball history to wear a hockey goalie-like catcher's mask. The game was against the New York Yankees.
1999 - The Denver Broncos retire John Elway's #7.
2003 - In Oakland, CA, Frank Francisco (Texas Rangers), a relief pitcher, threw a chair into the right field box seats. Two spectators were hit in the head. The game was delayed for 19 minutes. The Athletics won the game 7-6 in the 10th inning.
2010 - Rafael Nadal beat Novak Djokovic to win his first U.S. Open title and complete a career Grand Slam.
1788 - The Congress of the Confederation authorized the first national election and declared New York City the temporary national capital.
1943 - Chiang Kai-Shek became president of China.
1948 - Republican Margaret Chase Smith of Maine was elected to the U.S. Senate, becoming the first woman to serve in both houses of Congress.
1971 - The four-day revolt at the maximum security prison in Attica, New York, ended when state police and National Guardsmen stormed the facility. Forty-two people died.
1993 - Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO Chairman Yasir Arafat shook hands after signing an historic peace agreement.
1997 - A funeral was held in Kolkata, India, for Nobel peace laureate Mother Teresa.
2008 - Crews rescued people from their homes in an all-out search for thousands of Texans who had stayed behind overnight to face Hurricane Ike.
2021 - School resumed for New York City public school students in the nation’s largest experiment of in-person learning during the coronavirus pandemic.
Birthdays
20 - Ava Giacchi (actress)
24 - Meghan Roche (model)
28 - Lili Reinhart (actress)
29 - Mitch Holleman (actor)
31 - Niall Horan (singer)
40 - Baron Corbin (professional wrestler)
44 - Ben Savage (actor)
47 - Fiona Apple (singer)
54 - Louise Lombard (actress)
55 - Dominic Fumusa (actor)
56 - Roger Howarth (actor)
59 - Jeff Ross (comedian)
65 - Chris Hansen (journalist)
73 - Jean Smart (actress)
74 - Christine Estabrook (actress)
80 - Peter Cetera (singer)
80 - Jacqueline Bisset (actress)
91 - Eileen Fulton (actress)
93 - Barbara Bain (actress)
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Today in Sports History - September 13
1849 - In Hastings, NY, The first recorded death in a boxing match occurred after Chris Lilly knocked out Tom McCoy. McCoy died a short time later.
1923 - George Burns (Boston Red Sox) performed the third unassisted triple play in baseball history.
1932 - Joe McCarthy became the first manager to win pennants in both baseball leagues when his New York Yankees clinched the American League pennant.
1936 - Future Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Feller of the Cleveland Indians, at age 17, strikes out a then-record 17 batters in a 5-2 win over the Philadelphia Athletics.
1938 - Alexander Cartwright is inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1949 - The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) was formed.
1965 - Willie Mays became the fifth player in major league history to hit 500 career home runs.
1970 - The first New York City Marathon was run. The race was run entirely inside Central Park.
1971 - The World Hockey Association was formed.
1971 - Frank Robinson hit his 500th career home run.
1986 - Bert Blyleven (Minnesota Twins) surrendered five homes runs. The game raised Blyleven's total to 44 for the year setting an American League record.
1989 - Fay Vincent was named commissioner of Major League Baseball, succeeding the late A. Bartlett Giamatti.
1996 - Charlie O'Brien (Toronto Blue Jays) became the first catcher in major league baseball history to wear a hockey goalie-like catcher's mask. The game was against the New York Yankees.
1999 - The Denver Broncos retire John Elway's #7.
2003 - In Oakland, CA, Frank Francisco (Texas Rangers), a relief pitcher, threw a chair into the right field box seats. Two spectators were hit in the head. The game was delayed for 19 minutes. The Athletics won the game 7-6 in the 10th inning.
2010 - Rafael Nadal beat Novak Djokovic to win his first U.S. Open title and complete a career Grand Slam.
