
On this day in...
1520 – The Spaniards are expelled from Tenochtitlan.
1864 – U.S. President Abraham Lincoln grants Yosemite Valley to California for "public use, resort and recreation".
1882 – Charles J. Guiteau is hanged in Washington, D.C. for the assassination of President James Garfield.
1921 – U.S. President Warren G. Harding appoints former President William Howard Taft Chief Justice of the United States.
1934 – The Night of the Long Knives, Adolf Hitler's violent purge of his political rivals in Germany, takes place.
1953 – The first Chevrolet Corvette rolls off the assembly line in Flint, Michigan.
1971 – Ohio ratifies the 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, lowering the voting age to 18, thereby putting the amendment into effect.
1985 – Thirty-nine American hostages from a hijacked TWA jetliner are freed in Beirut after being held for 17 days.
1997 – The United Kingdom transfers sovereignty over Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China.
Births
1944 – Terry Funk, American professional wrestler
1959 – Vincent D'Onofrio, American actor
1966 – Mike Tyson, American boxer
1973 – Chan-ho Park, South Korean baseball player
1984 – Miles Austin, American football player
1985 – Trevor Ariza, American basketball player
1985 – Michael Phelps, American swimmer
1985 – Cody Rhodes, American wrestler
An athletic list of birthdays with a large actor and a big list of athlete birthdays, incluing an Olympic gold medal winner, a breakout receiver, a former Laker swingman, a pitcher and two wrestlers with famous names. But today I'm highlighting former champ Mike Tyson. Here are some of his best knockouts ever.
why is he kissing Jeff Van Gundy at the 39 second mark?
ReplyDeleteCuss D'Mato's son does bear a striking resemblance to JVG. By the way, how cool of a first name is Cuss?
ReplyDeleteCuss Clark? Sounds good to me.
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