On this day in US history: 1891 Composer Cole Porter was born in Peru, Indiana. 1911 Carrie Nation, the hatchet-wielding temperance crusader, died at age 64. 1969 The Senate confirmed Warren Burger to be chief justice of the United States, succeeding Earl Warren. 1973 Secretariat won horse racing’s Triple Crown with a victory at the Belmont Stakes. 1980 Comedian Richard Pryor suffered near-fatal burns at his home when a mixture of free-base cocaine exploded. 1986 The Rogers Commission released its report on the Challenger disaster, criticizing NASA and rocket-builder Morton Thiokol for management problems leading to the explosion that claimed the lives of seven astronauts. 2008 Ken Griffey Jr. of the Cincinnati Reds became the sixth player in baseball history to hit 600 home runs.
Posted on: Fri, 09 Aug 2013 14:25:09 +0000
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