July 9
1776 - The Declaration of Independence was read aloud to Gen. George Washington's troops in New York.
1816 - Argentina formally declared independence from Spain.
1850 - Zachary Taylor, the 12th president of the United States, died after only 16 months in office in Washington, D.C.
1872 - The doughnut cutter was patented by John F. Blondel of Thomaston, Maine.
1896 - William Jennings Bryan delivered his "cross of gold" speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
1900 - The British Parliament proclaimed that as of Jan. 1, 1901, the six Australian colonies would be united as the Commonwealth of Australia.
1918 - The Distinguished Service Cross was established by an Act of Congress.
1937 - A fire at 20th Century Fox’s film storage facility in Little Ferry, New Jersey, destroyed most of the studio’s silent films.
1944 - During World War II, American forces secured Saipan as the last Japanese defenses fell.
1947 - The engagement of Britain’s Princess Elizabeth to Lt. Philip Mountbatten was announced.
1974 - Former U.S. Chief Justice Earl Warren died in Washington, D.C. at age 83.
1982 - Pan Am Flight 759, a Boeing 727, crashed in Kenner, Louisiana, shortly after takeoff from New Orleans International Airport, killing all 145 people aboard and eight people on the ground.
1992 - Democratic presidential candidate Bill Clinton tapped Sen. Al Gore of Tennessee to be his running mate.
1995 - The rock band the Grateful Dead played their last concert, at Soldier Field in Chicago, after a 30-year run, much of it spent on the road. (Lead guitarist Jerry Garcia died the following month.)
2004 - A Senate Intelligence Committee report concluded the CIA had provided unfounded assessments of the threat posed by Iraq that the Bush administration relied on to justify going to war.
2011 - After more than 50 years of struggle, South Sudan declared its independence and became Africa's 54th nation.
2012 - Facing sagging jobs numbers, President Barack Obama sought to recast the November election as a fight over tax fairness, urging tax cut extensions for all families earning less than $250,000 but denying them to households making more than that.
2012 - The remains of six U.S. airmen lost over Laos in 1965 were laid to rest in a single casket at Arlington National Cemetery.
2015 - South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley relegated the Confederate flag to the state’s “relic room” after the legislature passed a measure removing the flag from the grounds of the Statehouse in the wake of the slaughter of nine African-Americans at a church Bible study.
2018 - President Donald Trump nominated federal appeals court judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. (Kavanaugh would be confirmed in October after a contentious nomination fight.)
2020 - The Supreme Court ruled in favor of a New York prosecutor’s demands for Trump’s tax records.
2021 - The White House said President Joe Biden told Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call that Putin must “take action” against cybercriminals in his country, and that the U.S. reserved the right to “defend its people and its critical infrastructure” from future attacks.
Birthdays
21 - Maisie Smith (actress)
27 - Georgie Henley (actress)
31 - Mitchel Musso (actor)
33 - Camilla Thurlow (reality star)
36 - Kiely Williams (singer)
39 - Christina Haack (TV host)
42 - Megan Parlen (actress)
44 - Linda Park (actress)
44 - Kandee Johnson (actress)
46 - Fred Savage (actor)
49 - Enrique Murciano (actor)
51 - Scott Grimes (actor)
56 - Pamela Adlon (actress)
57 - David O'Hara (actor)
58 - Courtney Love (actress/singer)
63 - Kevin Nash (professional wrestler)
65 - Kelly McGillis (actress)
65 - Marc Almond (singer)
66 - Tom Hanks (actor)
67 - Jimmy Smits (actor)
68 - Kevin O'Leary (reality TV star)
69 - David Ball (singer)
70 - John Tesh (TV personality/musician)
71 - Chris Cooper (actor)
75 - O.J. Simpson (football player)
77 - Dean Koontz (author)
80 - Richard Roundtree (actor)
95 - Ed Ames (actor/singer)
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Today in Sports History - July 9
1968 - The first All-Star baseball game to be played indoors took place at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas.
1968 - Wilt Chamberlain becomes the first reigning NBA MVP to be traded the next season when the Philadelphia 76ers dealt him to the Los Angeles Lakers.
1985 - Herschel Walker of the New Jersey Generals was named the Most Valuable Player in the United States Football League (USFL).
1997 - Boxer Mike Tyson was temporarily banned from boxing for biting Evander Holyfield's ear during their bout.
2000 - Pete Sampras of the United States set a record when he won the men's singles tennis championship at Wimbledon. It was his 13th Grand Slam title.
2002 - MLB ended the All-Star Game in a 7-7 tie after 11 innings when both teams ran out of pitchers.
2006 - Italy defeats France 1-1 (5-3 penalty kicks) to win the World Cup in Berlin, Germany.
2016 - Serena Williams won her 22nd Grand Slam title, tying Steffi Graf's career record.
1776 - The Declaration of Independence was read aloud to Gen. George Washington's troops in New York.
1816 - Argentina formally declared independence from Spain.
1850 - Zachary Taylor, the 12th president of the United States, died after only 16 months in office in Washington, D.C.
1872 - The doughnut cutter was patented by John F. Blondel of Thomaston, Maine.
1896 - William Jennings Bryan delivered his "cross of gold" speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
1900 - The British Parliament proclaimed that as of Jan. 1, 1901, the six Australian colonies would be united as the Commonwealth of Australia.
1918 - The Distinguished Service Cross was established by an Act of Congress.
1937 - A fire at 20th Century Fox’s film storage facility in Little Ferry, New Jersey, destroyed most of the studio’s silent films.
1944 - During World War II, American forces secured Saipan as the last Japanese defenses fell.
1947 - The engagement of Britain’s Princess Elizabeth to Lt. Philip Mountbatten was announced.
1974 - Former U.S. Chief Justice Earl Warren died in Washington, D.C. at age 83.
1982 - Pan Am Flight 759, a Boeing 727, crashed in Kenner, Louisiana, shortly after takeoff from New Orleans International Airport, killing all 145 people aboard and eight people on the ground.
1992 - Democratic presidential candidate Bill Clinton tapped Sen. Al Gore of Tennessee to be his running mate.
1995 - The rock band the Grateful Dead played their last concert, at Soldier Field in Chicago, after a 30-year run, much of it spent on the road. (Lead guitarist Jerry Garcia died the following month.)
2004 - A Senate Intelligence Committee report concluded the CIA had provided unfounded assessments of the threat posed by Iraq that the Bush administration relied on to justify going to war.
2011 - After more than 50 years of struggle, South Sudan declared its independence and became Africa's 54th nation.
2012 - Facing sagging jobs numbers, President Barack Obama sought to recast the November election as a fight over tax fairness, urging tax cut extensions for all families earning less than $250,000 but denying them to households making more than that.
2012 - The remains of six U.S. airmen lost over Laos in 1965 were laid to rest in a single casket at Arlington National Cemetery.
2015 - South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley relegated the Confederate flag to the state’s “relic room” after the legislature passed a measure removing the flag from the grounds of the Statehouse in the wake of the slaughter of nine African-Americans at a church Bible study.
2018 - President Donald Trump nominated federal appeals court judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. (Kavanaugh would be confirmed in October after a contentious nomination fight.)
2020 - The Supreme Court ruled in favor of a New York prosecutor’s demands for Trump’s tax records.
2021 - The White House said President Joe Biden told Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call that Putin must “take action” against cybercriminals in his country, and that the U.S. reserved the right to “defend its people and its critical infrastructure” from future attacks.
Birthdays
21 - Maisie Smith (actress)
27 - Georgie Henley (actress)
31 - Mitchel Musso (actor)
33 - Camilla Thurlow (reality star)
36 - Kiely Williams (singer)
39 - Christina Haack (TV host)
42 - Megan Parlen (actress)
44 - Linda Park (actress)
44 - Kandee Johnson (actress)
46 - Fred Savage (actor)
49 - Enrique Murciano (actor)
51 - Scott Grimes (actor)
56 - Pamela Adlon (actress)
57 - David O'Hara (actor)
58 - Courtney Love (actress/singer)
63 - Kevin Nash (professional wrestler)
65 - Kelly McGillis (actress)
65 - Marc Almond (singer)
66 - Tom Hanks (actor)
67 - Jimmy Smits (actor)
68 - Kevin O'Leary (reality TV star)
69 - David Ball (singer)
70 - John Tesh (TV personality/musician)
71 - Chris Cooper (actor)
75 - O.J. Simpson (football player)
77 - Dean Koontz (author)
80 - Richard Roundtree (actor)
95 - Ed Ames (actor/singer)
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Today in Sports History - July 9
1968 - The first All-Star baseball game to be played indoors took place at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas.
1968 - Wilt Chamberlain becomes the first reigning NBA MVP to be traded the next season when the Philadelphia 76ers dealt him to the Los Angeles Lakers.
1985 - Herschel Walker of the New Jersey Generals was named the Most Valuable Player in the United States Football League (USFL).
1997 - Boxer Mike Tyson was temporarily banned from boxing for biting Evander Holyfield's ear during their bout.
2000 - Pete Sampras of the United States set a record when he won the men's singles tennis championship at Wimbledon. It was his 13th Grand Slam title.
2002 - MLB ended the All-Star Game in a 7-7 tie after 11 innings when both teams ran out of pitchers.
2006 - Italy defeats France 1-1 (5-3 penalty kicks) to win the World Cup in Berlin, Germany.
2016 - Serena Williams won her 22nd Grand Slam title, tying Steffi Graf's career record.
