September 9
1776 - The Second Continental Congress changed the name of the nation from the United Colonies of North America to the United States of America.
1850 - California became the 31st state.
1893 - President Grover Cleveland's daughter, Esther, became the first child of a president to be born in the White House.
1919 - About 1,100 members of Boston's 1,500-member police force went on strike; the strike would be broken by Massachusetts Gov. Calvin Coolidge with replacement officers.
1926 - The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) was created by the Radio Corporation of America.
1948 - The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) was created.
1956 - Elvis Presley appeared on television for the first time on "The Ed Sullivan Show."
1957 - President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the first civil rights bill to pass Congress since Reconstruction, a measure primarily concerned with protecting voting rights. It also established a Civil Rights Division in the U.S. Department of Justice.
1971 - Prisoners seized control of the maximum-security Attica Correctional Facility near Buffalo, New York, taking 42 staff members hostage and demanding improvements to inmate treatment and living conditions.
1976 - Communist Chinese leader Mao Zedong died in Beijing at age 82.
2022 - King Charles III gave his first speech to Britain as its new monarch, vowing to carry on the "lifelong service" of his mother Queen Elizabeth II, who had died a day earlier.
Birthdays
25 - Ronni Hawk (actress)
27 - Katerina Rozmajzl (model)
32 - Leah Kate (singer)
33 - Hunter Hayes (singer)
33 - Lauren Daigle (singer)
41 - Zoe Kazan (actress)
44 - Michelle Williams (actress)
49 - Michael Buble (singer)
52 - Goran Visnjic (actor)
53 - Henry Thomas (actor)
53 - Eric Stonestreet (actor)
55 - Rachel Hunter (model)
56 - Julia Sawalha (actress)
58 - Adam Sandler (actor)
59 - Constance Marie (actress)
64 - Hugh Grant (actor)
72 - Angela Cartwright (actress)
75 - Joe Theismann (football player)
79 - Dee Dee Sharp (singer)
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Today in Sports History - September 9
1945 - Jimmie Foxx hits the 534th and final home run of his career.
1950 - Sal Maglie of the New York Giants pitched a fourth consecutive shutout. Only four other pitchers in the National League had ever accomplished this feat.
1957 - Althea Gibson became the first Black tennis player to win the U.S. National Championships, which is now known as the U.S. Open.
1960 - The inaugural American Football League game was held where the Denver Broncos defeated the Boston Patriots 13-10.
1965 - Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitched the eighth perfect game in major league baseball history in a 1-0 win over the Chicago Cubs.
1971 - Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings announced his retirement from hockey.
1979 - Tracy Austin, at age 16, became the youngest player to win the U.S. Open women’s tennis title.
1984 - Walter Payton of the Chicago Bears broke Jim Brown’s combined yardage record when he reached 15,517 yards.
1987 - Nolan Ryan (Houston Astros) got his 4,500th strike out.
1992 - Robin Yount became the 17th major league baseball player to reach 3,000 hits.
1998 - The New York Yankees officially clinched the American League East title. It was the earliest in AL history. The Yankees ended the season 20 1/2 games ahead of second-place Boston.
2001 - Barry Bonds (San Francisco) hit three home runs to give him 63 for the season.
2002 - Randy Johnson of the Arizona Diamondbacks reaches 300 strikeouts for the fifth consecutive season, extending his MLB record.
2021 - Tom Brady becomes the first player in NFL history to start 300 regular season games as he guides the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to an opening day 31-29 win over the Dallas Cowboys.
1776 - The Second Continental Congress changed the name of the nation from the United Colonies of North America to the United States of America.
1850 - California became the 31st state.
1893 - President Grover Cleveland's daughter, Esther, became the first child of a president to be born in the White House.
1919 - About 1,100 members of Boston's 1,500-member police force went on strike; the strike would be broken by Massachusetts Gov. Calvin Coolidge with replacement officers.
1926 - The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) was created by the Radio Corporation of America.
1948 - The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) was created.
1956 - Elvis Presley appeared on television for the first time on "The Ed Sullivan Show."
1957 - President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the first civil rights bill to pass Congress since Reconstruction, a measure primarily concerned with protecting voting rights. It also established a Civil Rights Division in the U.S. Department of Justice.
1971 - Prisoners seized control of the maximum-security Attica Correctional Facility near Buffalo, New York, taking 42 staff members hostage and demanding improvements to inmate treatment and living conditions.
1976 - Communist Chinese leader Mao Zedong died in Beijing at age 82.
2022 - King Charles III gave his first speech to Britain as its new monarch, vowing to carry on the "lifelong service" of his mother Queen Elizabeth II, who had died a day earlier.
Birthdays
25 - Ronni Hawk (actress)
27 - Katerina Rozmajzl (model)
32 - Leah Kate (singer)
33 - Hunter Hayes (singer)
33 - Lauren Daigle (singer)
41 - Zoe Kazan (actress)
44 - Michelle Williams (actress)
49 - Michael Buble (singer)
52 - Goran Visnjic (actor)
53 - Henry Thomas (actor)
53 - Eric Stonestreet (actor)
55 - Rachel Hunter (model)
56 - Julia Sawalha (actress)
58 - Adam Sandler (actor)
59 - Constance Marie (actress)
64 - Hugh Grant (actor)
72 - Angela Cartwright (actress)
75 - Joe Theismann (football player)
79 - Dee Dee Sharp (singer)
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Today in Sports History - September 9
1945 - Jimmie Foxx hits the 534th and final home run of his career.
1950 - Sal Maglie of the New York Giants pitched a fourth consecutive shutout. Only four other pitchers in the National League had ever accomplished this feat.
1957 - Althea Gibson became the first Black tennis player to win the U.S. National Championships, which is now known as the U.S. Open.
1960 - The inaugural American Football League game was held where the Denver Broncos defeated the Boston Patriots 13-10.
1965 - Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitched the eighth perfect game in major league baseball history in a 1-0 win over the Chicago Cubs.
1971 - Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings announced his retirement from hockey.
1979 - Tracy Austin, at age 16, became the youngest player to win the U.S. Open women’s tennis title.
1984 - Walter Payton of the Chicago Bears broke Jim Brown’s combined yardage record when he reached 15,517 yards.
1987 - Nolan Ryan (Houston Astros) got his 4,500th strike out.
1992 - Robin Yount became the 17th major league baseball player to reach 3,000 hits.
1998 - The New York Yankees officially clinched the American League East title. It was the earliest in AL history. The Yankees ended the season 20 1/2 games ahead of second-place Boston.
2001 - Barry Bonds (San Francisco) hit three home runs to give him 63 for the season.
2002 - Randy Johnson of the Arizona Diamondbacks reaches 300 strikeouts for the fifth consecutive season, extending his MLB record.
2021 - Tom Brady becomes the first player in NFL history to start 300 regular season games as he guides the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to an opening day 31-29 win over the Dallas Cowboys.
