- 1956] Curtains: Following a performance at the Copa, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis split up after a partnership that began 10 years earlier on July 24, 1946. They made their 1st appearance as a team at the 500 Club in Atlantic City...1965] At the age of 75 and nursing a broken hip, Casey Stengel calls it quits as manager of the New York Mets...1978] A tearful Billy Martin gives his famous "One is a born liar, the other a convict" speech. The liar was Reggie Jackson, the convict - George Steinbrenner. With that statement made, Billy Martin "retired" as Yankee manager...
- 2002] Guilty as charged: The U.S. House expels Rep. James Traficant, D-Ohio, who had been convicted of bribery, racketeering, tax evasion and stealing paper clips...
- 1969] Splashdown: The Apollo 11 astronauts (Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins) splash down safely in the Pacific Ocean after their historic walk on the moon...
- 1974] Supremes Rule: The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously rules that Richard Nixon must turn over subpoenaed White House tapes to the Watergate special prosecutor...
- 1983] The Pine Tar game: A George Brett home run is taken away from him for using too much pine tar on his bat. The score reverts back to 4-3 Yankees. AL President Lee MacPhail overrules the umpires and the home run counts. The game is resumed on August 18th with KC winning the game 5-4 after the Yankees fail to score in the 9th inning...
- 1990] Gulf War prelude: Iraq masses tens of thousands of troops and hundreds of tanks along its border with Kuwait...
- 1998] Wacko whacks 2: Madman Russell Eugene Weston Jr. bursts into the U.S. Capitol and opens fire killing two police officers. He is later ruled incompetent to stand trial...
- 2001] A new owner for WTC: Larry A. Silverstein signs a $3.2 billion, 99-year lease on the World Trade Center proving timing is everything...
- 2003] Snapped: The U.S. releases photos of Odai and Qusai Hussein to prove that they now sleep with the fishes...
- 2005] Lucky Seven: Lance Armstrong closes out his cycling career with a seventh consecutive Tour de France victory...
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