-----Original Message-----
From: "HISTORY | This Day In History" <tdih@emails.history.com>
Sent: Wednesday, 6 July, 2016 06:04
To: "mseymour@proofmark.com" <mseymour@proofmark.com>
Subject: 1957: Althea Gibson is first African American to win Wimbledon
|
|
|
| American Revolution |
| 1775 |
| Congress issues a "Declaration on the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms" » |
| Automotive |
| 1958 |
| Juan Manuel Fangio bids goodbye to Grand Prix racing in France » |
| Civil War |
| 1864 |
| Confederate General Jubal Early occupies Hagerstown » |
| Cold War |
| 1963 |
| U.S. policymakers express optimism » |
| Crime |
| 1946 |
| George "Bugs" Moran is arrested » |
| Disaster |
| 1988 |
| Explosion on North Sea oil rig » |
| General Interest |
| 1942 |
| Frank family takes refuge » |
| 1944 |
| The Hartford Circus Fire » |
| 1967 |
| Civil war in Nigeria » |
| 1971 |
| Satchmo dies » |
| 1976 |
| Women inducted into U.S. Naval Academy » |
| Hollywood |
| 1994 |
| Forrest Gump opens, wins Hanks a second Oscar » |
| Literary |
| 1935 |
| Dalai Lama, leader of Tibet and bestselling author, is born » |
| Music |
| 1957 |
| John meets Paul for the first time » |
| Old West |
| 1862 |
| Mark Twain begins reporting in Virginia City » |
| Presidential |
| 1946 |
| George Walker Bush is born » |
| Sports |
| 1933 |
| Major League Baseball's first All-Star Game is held » |
| 1957 |
| Althea Gibson wins Wimbledon » |
| Vietnam War |
| 1955 |
| Diem says South Vietnam not bound by Geneva Agreements » |
| 1964 |
| Viet Cong attack Special Forces at Nam Dong » |
| World War I |
| 1918 |
| Czech troops take Russian port of Vladivostok for Allies » |
| World War II |
| 1944 |
| Georges Mandel, French patriot, is executed » |
 |
|
|
|
No comments:
Post a Comment
No more Anonymous comments, sorry.