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August 9, 2012

Today in history

Today is the 222nd day of 2012 and the 51st day of summer.

 

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1842, the Webster-Ashburton Treaty was signed by the United States and Canada, delineating the eastern section of their shared border.

In 1945, the United States dropped a nuclear bomb on Nagasaki, Japan.

In 1974, Gerald Ford was sworn in as the 38th U.S. president following Richard Nixon's resignation.

 

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: John Dryden (1631-1700), poet/dramatist/critic; Rod Laver (1938- ), tennis player; Melanie Griffith (1957- ), actress; Whitney Houston (1963-2012), singer; Brett Hull (1964- ), hockey player; Deion Sanders (1967- ), football and baseball player/sportscaster; Chamique Holdsclaw (1977- ), basketball player; Anna Kendrick (1985- ), actress; Jason Heyward (1989- ), baseball player.

 

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1988, Wrigley Field, daytime home to the Chicago Cubs since 1916, hosted its first official game under the lights after a rainout against Philadelphia the night before. The Cubs defeated the New York Mets 6-4.

 

TODAY'S FACT: Kyoto, Japan, known as the "City of 1,000 Temples," was designated as a possible nuclear target in World War II. However, U.S. Secretary of War Henry Stimson persuaded the Target Committee to take the city off the short list of targets because of its cultural and religious significance to the people of Japan.

 

TODAY'S QUOTE: "Beware the fury of a patient man." -- John Dryden

 

TODAY'S NUMBER: 4 -- gold medals claimed by Jesse Owens at the Berlin Olympics. He won the fourth in the 4x100-meter relay on this day in 1936.

 

TODAY'S MOON: Last quarter moon (Aug. 9).

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