September 5
1698 - Russia's Peter the Great levied a tax on bearded men.
1774 - The First Continental Congress met in Philadelphia.
1836 - The Republic of Texas made military hero Sam Houston its first president.
1905 - The Treaty of Portsmouth, which ended the Russo-Japanese War, was signed at the Portsmouth Naval Base in New Hampshire; for his efforts in mediating the peace negotiations, President Theodore Roosevelt was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize the following year.
1972 - Palestinian militants attacked the Israeli Olympic delegation at the Munich Games, killing two and taking nine others hostage; five of the militants, a German police officer and all nine hostages were killed in the following 24 hours.
1975 - President Gerald R. Ford survived an assassination attempt by Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme, a disciple of Charles Manson, in Sacramento, California.
1986 - Four hijackers who had seized a Pan Am jumbo jet on the ground in Karachi, Pakistan, opened fire on the jet’s passengers; a total of 20 passengers and crew members were killed before Pakistani commandos stormed the jetliner.
1997 - Humanitarian Mother Teresa, won won a Nobel Peace Prize for her work with the poor, died in Calcutta, India at age 87.
1991 - The 35th annual Naval Aviation Symposium held by the Tailhook Association opened in Las Vegas; during the four-day gathering, there were reports that as many as 90 people, most of them women, were sexually assaulted or otherwise harassed. (The episode triggered the resignation of Navy Secretary Henry L. Garrett III.)
Birthdays
22 - Lisa Yamada (actress)
23 - Nicole Anderson (model/actress)
26 - Jada Kingdom (singer)
29 - Caroline Sunshine (actress)
33 - Alexandra Kay (singer)
34 - Yuna Kim (figure skater)
35 - Kat Graham (actress)
36 - Emmy Raver (actress)
38 - Brittany Furlan (model/actress)
40 - Annabelle Wallis (actress)
40 - Erin Krakow (actress)
47 - Sin Cara (professional wrestler)
48 - Carice Van Houten (actress)
48 - Tatiana Gutsu (gymnast)
51 - Rose McGowan (actress)
73 - Michael Keaton (actor)
79 - Al Stewart (singer)
85 - George Lazenby (actor)
85 - William Devane (actor)
88 - Bill Mazeroski (baseball player)
89 - Lucille Soong (actress)
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Today in Sports History - September 5
1901 - The National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues was formed in Chicago, IL. It was the first organized baseball league.
1906 - Brandbury Robinson of St. Louis University was recognized as throwing the first forward pass in football history.
1960 - Cassius Clay, who later took the name Muhammad Ali, won the gold medal in the light heavyweight boxing division at the Summer Olympic Games in Rome.
1971 - J.R. Richard, of the Houston Astros, tied Karl Spooner’s record when he struck out 15 batters in his major-league baseball debut.
1975 - In New York, Martina Navratilova appeared at the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service office and asked for political asylum.
1989 - Chris Evert retired from professional tennis after a 19 year career.
1994 - Wide receiver Jerry Rice of the San Francisco 49ers surpasses Jim Brown's NFL record for career touchdowns with 127.
1995 - Cal Ripken Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles ties Lou Gehrig's record of playing in 2,130 consecutive games.
1998 - Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals hit his 60th home run of the season, becoming just the third player to ever reach the mark and tying him with Babe Ruth for the second-most in a season in MLB history; Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs hit his 58th home run on the same day.
1999 - The Cincinnati Reds set a major league team record for home runs in two consecutive games. The team hit 14 home runs over the two games at Veterans Stadium.
2001 - The New York Islanders signed Alexi Yashin to a 10-year $90 million contract. It was the biggest deal in NHL history.
1698 - Russia's Peter the Great levied a tax on bearded men.
1774 - The First Continental Congress met in Philadelphia.
1836 - The Republic of Texas made military hero Sam Houston its first president.
1905 - The Treaty of Portsmouth, which ended the Russo-Japanese War, was signed at the Portsmouth Naval Base in New Hampshire; for his efforts in mediating the peace negotiations, President Theodore Roosevelt was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize the following year.
1972 - Palestinian militants attacked the Israeli Olympic delegation at the Munich Games, killing two and taking nine others hostage; five of the militants, a German police officer and all nine hostages were killed in the following 24 hours.
1975 - President Gerald R. Ford survived an assassination attempt by Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme, a disciple of Charles Manson, in Sacramento, California.
1986 - Four hijackers who had seized a Pan Am jumbo jet on the ground in Karachi, Pakistan, opened fire on the jet’s passengers; a total of 20 passengers and crew members were killed before Pakistani commandos stormed the jetliner.
1997 - Humanitarian Mother Teresa, won won a Nobel Peace Prize for her work with the poor, died in Calcutta, India at age 87.
1991 - The 35th annual Naval Aviation Symposium held by the Tailhook Association opened in Las Vegas; during the four-day gathering, there were reports that as many as 90 people, most of them women, were sexually assaulted or otherwise harassed. (The episode triggered the resignation of Navy Secretary Henry L. Garrett III.)
Birthdays
22 - Lisa Yamada (actress)
23 - Nicole Anderson (model/actress)
26 - Jada Kingdom (singer)
29 - Caroline Sunshine (actress)
33 - Alexandra Kay (singer)
34 - Yuna Kim (figure skater)
35 - Kat Graham (actress)
36 - Emmy Raver (actress)
38 - Brittany Furlan (model/actress)
40 - Annabelle Wallis (actress)
40 - Erin Krakow (actress)
47 - Sin Cara (professional wrestler)
48 - Carice Van Houten (actress)
48 - Tatiana Gutsu (gymnast)
51 - Rose McGowan (actress)
73 - Michael Keaton (actor)
79 - Al Stewart (singer)
85 - George Lazenby (actor)
85 - William Devane (actor)
88 - Bill Mazeroski (baseball player)
89 - Lucille Soong (actress)
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Today in Sports History - September 5
1901 - The National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues was formed in Chicago, IL. It was the first organized baseball league.
1906 - Brandbury Robinson of St. Louis University was recognized as throwing the first forward pass in football history.
1960 - Cassius Clay, who later took the name Muhammad Ali, won the gold medal in the light heavyweight boxing division at the Summer Olympic Games in Rome.
1971 - J.R. Richard, of the Houston Astros, tied Karl Spooner’s record when he struck out 15 batters in his major-league baseball debut.
1975 - In New York, Martina Navratilova appeared at the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service office and asked for political asylum.
1989 - Chris Evert retired from professional tennis after a 19 year career.
1994 - Wide receiver Jerry Rice of the San Francisco 49ers surpasses Jim Brown's NFL record for career touchdowns with 127.
1995 - Cal Ripken Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles ties Lou Gehrig's record of playing in 2,130 consecutive games.
1998 - Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals hit his 60th home run of the season, becoming just the third player to ever reach the mark and tying him with Babe Ruth for the second-most in a season in MLB history; Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs hit his 58th home run on the same day.
1999 - The Cincinnati Reds set a major league team record for home runs in two consecutive games. The team hit 14 home runs over the two games at Veterans Stadium.
2001 - The New York Islanders signed Alexi Yashin to a 10-year $90 million contract. It was the biggest deal in NHL history.
