Billy Jean King beats Bobby Riggs in three sets in the "Battle of the Sexes", 1973
First broadcast of "Jackie Gleason Show", 1952
Guy Lafleur's Birthday, 1951
Sophia Loren's Birthday, 1934
"Red" Auerbach's Birthday, 1917
"Jelly Roll" Morton's Birthday, 1885
Chester Alan Arthur becomes President of the United States, 1881
Upton Sinclair's Birthday, 1878
New York Stock Exchange forced to close for first time [during Panic of '73], 1873
Great Mexico City Earthquake begins, 1985
Ernie Banks hits his fifth grand slam homer in one season, 1955
Twiggy's Birthday, 1949
Joe Morgan's Birthday, 1943
Mike Royko's Birthday, 1932
Adam West's Birthday, 1928
William Golding's Birthday, 1911
Booker T. Washington opens Tuskegee Institute, 1881
Battle of Chickamauga [GA], 1863
Washington delivers his Presidential Farewell Address, warning against permanent alliances with foreign powers, big public debt, and a large military establishment, 1796
U.S. Air Force established as a separate service, 1947
Frankie Avalon's Birthday, 1940
Robert Blake's Birthday, 1938
Greta Garbo's Birthday, 1905
First issue of "The New York Times" published, 1851
Independence Day [Chile], 1810
Samuel Johnson's Birthday, 1709
Vanessa Wiliams is first Black person to become Miss America, 1983
Anthony Carter's Birthday, 1960
John Ritter's Birthday, 1948
Maureen "Mo" Connolly's Birthday, 1934
Anne Bancroft's Birthday, 1931
Construction begins on Hoover Dam [NV], 1930
George Blanda's Birthday, 1927
Thomas E. Selfridge becomes first fatality of powered airplane travel, 1908
Warren Earl Burger's Birthday, 1907
Battle of Antietam, bloodiest day of the War, 1862
Independence Day [Papua New Guinea], 1975
Presidential Candidate Nixon appears on "Laugh-In" television show, 1968
Orel Hershiser's Birthday, 1958
Play-Doh introduced, 1955
Robin Yount's Birthday, 1955
Congress enacts a peacetime military draft, 1940
Elgin Baylor's Birthday, 1934
Peter Faulk's Birthday, 1927
B. B. King's Birthday, 1925
Lauren Bacall's Birthday, 1924
Bomb explodes on Wall Street, 30 killed, 100 injured, $2 million damage, 1920
Allen Funt's Birthday, 1914
Independence Day [Mexico], 1910
General Motors founded by William Crapo Durant, 1908
The Mayflower departs from England, 1620
"USA Today" first hits the newsstands, 1982
Dan Marino's Birthday, 1961
Joe Morris' Birthday, 1960
Landing at Inchon begins rout of North Koreans, 1950
Oliver Stone's Birthday, 1946
Battle of Britain Day, turning point of Battle, 1940
Merlin Olsen's Birthday, 1940
Gaylord Perry's Birthday, 1938
Norm Crosby's Birthday, 1927
Jackie Cooper's Birthday, 1922
Agatha Christie's Birthday, 1890
William Howard Taft's Birthday, 1857
Independence Day [Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua], 1821
In a nationally televised speech, President Reagan declares war on drugs, 1986
First solo trans- Atlantic balloon crossing, 1984
Clayton Moore's Birthday, 1914
Ivan Pavlov's Birthday, 1849
The "Flag was still there" [over Fort McHenry after the British bombardment the night before], inspiring "The Star Spangled Banner", 1814
"Lunik 2" becomes first man-made object on moon, 1959
Nell Carter's Birthday, 1948
Jacqueline Bisset's Birthday, 1944
Mel Torme's Birthday, 1925
John "Black Jack" Pershing's Birthday, 1860
Walter Reed's Birthday, 1851
Rhinoceros first displayed in New York City, 1826
Congress selects New York City as new capital, 1788
Jacqueline Bouvier and John F. Kennedy marry, 1953
Linda Gray's Birthday, 1941
Jesse Owens' Birthday, 1913
H. L. Menken's Birthday, 1880
Hungary opens border with Austria, prompting a flood of East German refugees, 1989
Pete Rose breaks Ty Cobb's record, with his 4192nd career hit, 1985
Bay Area Rapid Transit System [BART] opens in San Francisco, 1972
Nolan Ryan's first Major League strikeout, 1966
The Beatles make their first recordings ["Love Me Do" and "P.S. I Love You"], 1962
New York Yankees draw 11 walks in third inning, 1949
Lola Falana's Birthday, 1943
Brian Depalma's Birthday, 1940
Bob Packwood's Birthday, 1932
Tom Landry's Birthday, 1924
Paul "Bear" Bryant's Birthday, 1913
Eddie Collins steals 6 bases in one game, 1912
D. H. Lawrence's Birthday, 1883
O Henry's Birthday, 1862
Annapolis Convention begins, 1786
