NY<\/a>. It is the oldest international team golf match in America.<\/p>\n1939<\/strong> – The first successful flight of a jet-propelled airplane took place. The plane was a German Heinkel He 178.<\/p>\n1941<\/strong> – The Football Writers Association of America was organized.<\/p>\n1963<\/strong> – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., gave his “I Have a Dream” speech at a civil rights rally in Washington, DC. More than 200,000 people attended.<\/p>\n1972<\/strong> – Mark Spitz captured the first of his seven gold medals at the Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany. He set a world record when he completed the 200-meter butterfly in 2 minutes and 7\/10ths of a second.<\/p>\n1981<\/strong> – “The New York Daily News” published its final afternoon edition.<\/p>\n1990<\/strong> – Iraq declared Kuwait to be its 19th province and renamed Kuwait City al-Kadima.<\/p>\n1995<\/strong> – The biggest bank in the U.S. was created when Chase Manhattan and Chemical Bank announced their $10 billion deal.<\/p>\n1996<\/strong> – A divorce decree was issued for Britain’s Charles and Princess Diana. This was the official end to the 15-year marriage.<\/p>\n1998<\/strong> – The Pakistani prime minister created a new Islamic order and legal system based on the Koran.<\/p>\n2004<\/strong> – George Brunstad, at age 70, became the oldest person to swim the English Channel. The swim from Dover, England, to Sangatte, France, took 15 hours and 59 minutes.<\/p>\n2008<\/strong> – In China, the Shanghai World Financial Center officially opened. The observation decks opened on August 30.<\/p>\n2014<\/strong> – Google announced its Project Wing. The project was aimed at delivering products across a city using unmanned flying vehicles.<\/p>\nCelebrating Birthday Today<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n- 1981<\/strong> \u2013 Matt Alrich, American lacrosse player<\/li>\n
- 1981<\/strong> \u2013 Kezia Dugdale, Scottish politician<\/li>\n
- 1981<\/strong> \u2013 Martin Erat, Czech ice hockey player<\/li>\n
- 1981<\/strong> \u2013 Daniel Gygax, Swiss footballer<\/li>\n
- 1981<\/strong> \u2013 Raphael Matos, Brazilian race car driver<\/li>\n
- 1981<\/strong> \u2013 Jake Owen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist<\/li>\n
- 1981<\/strong> \u2013 Ahmed Talbi, Moroccan footballer<\/li>\n
- 1981<\/strong> \u2013 Agata Wr\u00f3bel, Polish weightlifter<\/li>\n
- 1982<\/strong> \u2013 Anderson Silva de Fran\u00e7a, Brazilian footballer<\/li>\n
- 1982<\/strong> \u2013 Kevin McNaughton, Scottish footballer<\/li>\n
- 1982<\/strong> \u2013 Thiago Motta, Brazilian-Italian footballer<\/li>\n
- 1982<\/strong> \u2013 LeAnn Rimes, American singer-songwriter and actress<\/li>\n
- 1983<\/strong> \u2013 Lasith Malinga, Sri Lankan cricketer<\/li>\n
- 1983<\/strong> \u2013 Luke McAlister, New Zealand rugby player<\/li>\n
- 1983<\/strong> \u2013 Lilli Schwarzkopf, German heptathlete<\/li>\n
- 1985<\/strong> \u2013 Kjetil Jansrud, Norwegian skier<\/li>\n
- 1986<\/strong> \u2013 Jeff Green, American basketball player<\/li>\n
- 1986<\/strong> \u2013 Armie Hammer, American actor<\/li>\n
- 1986<\/strong> \u2013 Tommy Hanson, American baseball player (d. 2015)<\/li>\n
- 1986<\/strong> \u2013 Simon Mannering, New Zealand rugby league player<\/li>\n
- 1986<\/strong> \u2013 Gilad Shalit, Israeli soldier, and hostage<\/li>\n
- 1986<\/strong> \u2013 Florence Welch, English singer-songwriter<\/li>\n
- 1987<\/strong> \u2013 Caleb Moore, American snowmobile racer (d. 2013)<\/li>\n
- 1989<\/strong> \u2013 C\u00e9sar Azpilicueta, Spanish footballer<\/li>\n
- 1989<\/strong> \u2013 Valtteri Bottas, Finnish race car driver<\/li>\n
- 1989<\/strong> \u2013 Jo Kwon, South Korean singer, and dancer<\/li>\n
- 1989<\/strong> \u2013 Cassadee Pope, American singer-songwriter<\/li>\n
- 1990<\/strong> \u2013 Bojan Krki\u0107, Spanish footballer<\/li>\n
- 1991<\/strong> \u2013 Felicio Brown Forbes, German footballer<\/li>\n
- 1991<\/strong> \u2013 Andreja Peji\u0107 Bosnian model <\/sup><\/li>\n
- 1992<\/strong> \u2013 Gabriela Dr\u0103goi, Romanian gymnast<\/li>\n
- 1992<\/strong> \u2013 Bismack Biyombo, Congolese basketball player<\/li>\n
- 1992<\/strong> \u2013 Max Collins, American-Filipino actress, and model<\/li>\n
- 1993<\/strong> \u2013 Jakub Sokol\u00edk, Czech footballer<\/li>\n
- 1994<\/strong> \u2013 Bobby Andonov, Australian singer<\/li>\n
- 1994<\/strong> \u2013 Manon Arcangioli, a French tennis player<\/li>\n
- 1994<\/strong> \u2013 Junior Malanda, Belgian footballer (d. 2015)<\/li>\n
- 1995<\/strong> \u2013 Joshua Kalu, American football player<\/li>\n
- 2003<\/strong> \u2013 Quvenzhan\u00e9 Wallis, American actress<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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